Gloria Lucas considers herself lucky to have grown up eating her mom’s home-cooked Mexican meals. “I would say that I ate really good food,” Lucas said. Nonetheless, she noticed multiple family ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created both short-term and long-term negative consequences for behavioral health outcomes. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Mental ...

Chita Gastelum, an immigrant who identifies as Indigenous and Latino, remembers coming to the U.S. and growing up with the American pressure to diet. “It’s like a culture shock,” she said. As a “curvy ...

This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is sponsored by NEDA and is promoted throughout the United States for everyone who has been affected by an eating disorder, whether directly ...

Eating disorders are on the rise in the U.S., including among teen girls. Attention still centers on women, who are most likely to suffer from eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. But research, ...