Anorexia nervosa

A new Netflix film starring Lily Collins aims to reflect the reality of those who suffer from eating disorders. But does a portrayal like this cause more harm than good?

The body in a suitcase found that turned up in an Italian harbor was not a murder victim. The truth was even more tragic than that.

Gut microbes have been studied as cause (and cure) for bacterial infections and bowel disease, but not eating disorders. New studies explore the tiny bugs’ huge potential.

A viable treatment for disorders like Parkinson’s, researchers are now exploring electrodes as a last resort for anorexia. Why ethicists are nervous.

“Thinspiration,” as propogated by pro-anorexia websites and online content, has been made illegal in France. Is it right to police women’s bodies and minds this way?

Models in Israel will have to maintain a BMI of 18.5 or higher if they want to stay employed. Will policing models’ body weight have any influence on the prevalence of eating disorders?

Until doctors and researchers can decide what qualifies as ‘recovery’ from an eating disorder, patients continue to exist in a strange limbo.