PBS
Eating disorders are affecting more adolescent boys: here’s why and what signs to look for
For years, eating disorders were thought to predominantly affect women and girls. But it’s estimated that 1 in 3 people with the condition is male, and that 10 million American boys and men will struggle with it at some point in their...
PBS
People of Color with Eating Disorders Face Cultural, Medical Stigmas
Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. During the pandemic, the number of people seeking treatment has jumped. But as Amna Nawaz reports, eating disorders are often overlooked in people of color.
SciShow
The Most Common Eating Disorder You’ve Never Heard Of
When you think about an eating disorder, you might imagine restricting or purging food. But the most common eating disorder has nothing to do with either of those, and chances are you’ve never heard of it.
Crash Course
Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders: Crash Course Psychology
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank walks us through the troubling world of Eating and Body Dysmorphic disorders. There's a lot going on here and, even though we still have a lot of dots to connect, a lot we can learn to...
SciShow
Why Eating Disorders Are Way More Common Than You Think
Eating disorders are very serious psychological conditions that can also be very dangerous - and they are much more common than you think.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why are eating disorders so hard to treat? | Anees Bahji
Globally, about 10% of people will experience an eating disorder during their lifetime. And yet, eating disorders are profoundly misunderstood. Misconceptions about everything from symptoms to treatment make it difficult to navigate an...
Curated Video
Teens Co-Found Awesome Nonprofit To Make Recovery Possible For Eating Disorder Patients
The founders of Project HEAL, Liana Rosenman and Kristina Saffran, met while undergoing treatment for anorexia nervosa. The two girls helped each other to reach full recovery, and then wanted to help others achieve it, as well. In the...
Curated Video
What Are the Effects of Puberty on a Girl's Weight?
Howcast - Learn about how girls can gain weight during puberty and the danger of developing an eating disorder from Jennifer Wider, M.D. in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Tell If Your Child Has an Eating Disorder
Howcast - Learn the signs that your child has an eating disorder from Dr. Paul Hokemeyer in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Avoid Allowing a Diet to Turn into an Eating Disorder
Howcast -Normal dieting and exercise can spin out of control and turn into something more serious if you're not careful. Watch for the signs to prevent food-related and eating disorders.
Curated Video
Journalist Bryony Gordon: ‘If men went through menopause, we’d never hear the end of it’
Journalist Bryony Gordon: ‘If men went through menopause, we’d never hear the end of it’
Curated Video
Fergie goes to Burnley on a weight-loss mission
Sarah Ferguson has visited Burnley in a bid to tackle the town's obesity problems. 75 per cent of Burnley's residents are overweight or obese, making the town the 10th fattest place in the UK.The Duchess of York spent a day at a school,...
Curated Video
Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating
Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating are on the rise, with cases doubling between 2006 and 2018. Unrealistic body ideals promoted on social media contribute to distorted self-perceptions and unhealthy relationships with food leading to...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kara Alaimo - Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls
Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and the author of Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls and How We Can Take It Back. She has written opinion and analysis pieces...
Curated Video
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a brain disorder that creates faulty and inaccurate perceptions about your appearance. For some people you can even have delusional beliefs that make you think the flaws you see are an accurate...
Curated Video
How I Stopped Stress Eating: 5 Ways to Stop Cravings (Emotional Eating)
What is stress Eating/Emotional Eating? There’s a strong link between Binge eating & Emotional changes like Stress, Depression, Addiction & Low Self Esteem. The body secretes hormones like Cortisol & Ghrelin which shift the appetite...
Neuro Transmissions
How To Treat Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can be difficult to treat. And recovery is often a long road. But how are EDs like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder treated? And why is recovering from it so tough? We'll explore the mental...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How The Disorder Affects The Brain
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how the brain of someone suffering with an eating disorder is affected. The brain uses a large amount of energy to function and when food to supply this energy is limited it can reduce a persons...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Speak In A Soft Gentle Way
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how sometimes people suffering with eating disorders can get to a point where they are forced to enter hospital against their will under the mental health act.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Altering Negative Mindsets
In this video Janet Treasure looks at how when treating eating disorders patients are encouraged to alter negative behaviours to help change their mindsets.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Rolling With Resistance
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses an exercise she does with carers of people with anorexia that helps to illustrates the concept 'rolling with resistance'. This analogy is used to show how it is often unproductive to talk to...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Accommodation
In this video Janet Treasure discusses accomodation in relation to supporting those with eating disorders. Accomodation in this context refers to a relaxing of normal rules or norms applied to the person who is suffering with the eating...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Introduction To The Series
In this video Janet Treasure introduces the Octopus TV series on eating disorders.
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - How To Deal With Insensitive Comments
In this interview Jenny Langley discusses how to deal with insensitive comments around the issue of eating disorders.