anorexia in teenagers

Anorexia in Teenagers: Recognizing the Signs

Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that causes extreme disturbances in eating behavior. Someone with anorexia will refuse to stay at a healthy body weight. Anorexia nervosa is most likely to affect women between the ages of 12 and 25. Many cases of anorexia nervosa affect women, but men can be affected as well.…

Eating Disorders and Young Adults

Eating Disorders and Young Adults

Like many other mental health conditions, eating disorders are prevalent across a wide array of social backgrounds, genders, and ages. However, in most cases, they occur in adolescence and young adulthood. Today, millions of young adults are battling eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. If they don’t find recovery services and address…