What is Bulimia Nervosa?

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder. Much like other eating disorders it tends to develop during adolescence and into early adulthood.  Bulimia tends to be more common in women (90%) than in men (10%). Those with bulimia will binge eat unusually large amounts of...

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

What is AFRID? Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) has replaced the older diagnosis of “feeding disorder of infancy and early childhood.” This diagnosis was originally only applied to children under 7 years old. ARFID generally develops during infancy or...

Rumination Disorder

What Is Rumination Disorder? Rumination disorder is an illness that is characterized by repetitive, habitual bringing up of food from the stomach. This food is often partly digested. It’s generally brought up with little effort and painlessly. This action is not...

Binge Eating Disorder

Binge eating disorder is one of the most common eating disorders in the United States. Individuals with this disorder experience reoccurring episodes of binge eating. After the binge episode these individuals make no effort to “make up” for the binge episode through...

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is likely the most well-known of the six common types of eating disorders.This disorder usually develops during adolescence or young adulthood. Anorexia can develop in men; however it is more commonly diagnosed in women. A common occurrence among...