Vocal coach speaks out about living with eating disorder
Wollongong performer and teacher Anna Chaplin has always been open about her private health issues, except for one.
View ArticleKale is out: Why young women are rebelling against clean eating
A growing movement of women is revolting against #wellness and embracing indulgent, non-diet foods. But is their new obsession just as problematic?
View ArticleUnderstanding brains of music fans may help treat craving disorders
A University of Melbourne researcher aims to help people with eating disorders by studying the brains of electronic dance music fans.
View ArticleTips for helping your kids develop a healthy relationship with food
How can we encourage healthy eating in our kids, without inadvertently triggering disordered eating? It is a tricky question with no easy answer.
View ArticleAnti-obesity message 'contributing to rise in eating disorders'
The number of people with eating disorders is rising, with children as young as six being affected, and anti-obesity messages are contributing, the Butterfly Foundation says.
View ArticlePro-anorexia websites need better regulation in Australia, experts say
Questions have been raised as to whether Australia is doing enough to regulate websites which promote anorexia, which has the highest death rate of any mental illness.
View Article'Diabulimia': Diabetics with eating disorders using insulin to lose weight
Australian health professionals are calling for greater awareness about the prevalence and danger of Type 1 diabetics restricting their insulin to lose weight.
View ArticleAdriana Jones was forced to go the hospital on a number of occasions to help...
W-League footballer Adriana Jones was hospitalised and faced the threat of self harm before beginning her recovery form anorexia nervosa.
View ArticleFears eating disorders going untreated in adult Tasmanians
Tasmanian doctors are seeking better services for adults with eating disorders, saying many have to go interstate or even overseas.
View ArticlePressure builds to help adult Tasmanians with eating disorders
Opposition parties are supporting calls by Tasmanian doctors to properly fund services for adults with eating disorders, who are often forced to go interstate and overseas for help.
View ArticleLike what you see? Overcoming body image issues
Negative body image is becoming a problem more and more parents are trying to overcome — for themselves and their children.
View ArticleAnorexia survivor's photographic book to help others
A young woman shares her experience of anorexia to provide a more accurate understanding of the illness.
View ArticleAustralia's health system 'failing' patients with eating disorders
Raia Darin-Cooper fought anorexia for 14 years before she ended her own life at just 25 years old. Her family — and the families of several others whose eating disorders led to their suicides — says...
View ArticleFamilies of anorexia patients say the Australian health system is failing...
Health experts and the families of anorexia patients say the Australian health system is failing patients with eating disorders.
View ArticleWalking Samoans program spreading in Auckland
A Samoan community program in New Zealand is having good success in helping people to eat better, cope with stress and lose weight.
View ArticleThree ways to build resilience
When life doesn't go exactly the way you had hoped, what is it that helps some of us cope through adversity? By finding meaning in our experiences, emotional suffering can be relieved, Sophie Scott...
View ArticleWhat it's like to have an eating disorder during Ramadan
This weekend marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid al-Fitr. For Muslims living with eating disorders, the monthlong fast and ensuing feast pose complex issues and heightened risks.
View ArticleGeorge Skoufis desired an athletic physique
George Skoufis began walking and within years was competing in triathlons.
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