girl with eating disorder looking in mirror

Eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. Although they can affect anyone, they’re most common among adolescent girls and young women. Here, Dr. Anisha Abraham, director of the Donald Delaney Eating Disorders Clinic at Children's National Hospital, shares advice on how to best support adolescents with eating disorders.

Addressing body image concerns

The media’s push for a "perfect body" can become dangerous, especially for children and teens. Here's how to help your kids have a healthy body image.

What is binge eating disorder?

While many people are guilty of stress eating or taking second helpings of dessert when full, for those with binge eating disorder, this becomes a regular pattern.

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