The Latest Breaking News from Eating Disorders

Melbourne City defender Chelsea Blissett shares about her ongoing journey, calling on football to be more proactive in preventing eating disorders among players.

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An estimated 1-5% of the world’s population suffer from an eating disorder that few people are even aware exists. Known as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, or Arfid for short, the condition is an extreme form of restrictive eating – which, if left unchecked, can have a severe impact on…

A slice of birthday cake was her worst nightmare

Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including at midlife. Read on for details:

A woman whose husband is said to be 'very disciplined' when it comes to fitness says she experienced a 'wake-up call' on her son's eleventh birthday when the young boy refused to eat his own cake

She has now been urged to take him to a child psychologist who specialises in treating eating disorders

NHS data shows rise to more than a million referrals last year

The figure is over 300,000 higher (1,169,515) than that of 2021/22 (839,570)

The data includes children who are suicidal, self-harming, suffering serious depression or anxiety, and those with eating disorders.

Charities described the numbers as 'deeply concerning' with 7,665 under-18s in England hospitalised with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders over course of a year