Bridget has more than 10 years of professional writing experience with a background in health and wellness-related topics. Her work has been published by well-regarded sites, including WebMD, Princeton University, and Duquesne School of Nursing. She has also written research pieces for several medical and nursing magazines on topics spanning addiction recovery, mental health, holistic nursing, and prenatal health.
It is possible for someone who presents as what is considered in our society to be “normal” or "healthy" weight, “overweight,” fat, or in a larger body to still struggle with anorexia nervosa (AN). So, can you be anorexic and overweight? The short answer is yes. This is currently called atypical anorexia nervosa.
Eating disorders are dangerous mental health conditions that impact many aspects of psychological, physical, and emotional health. And while every disorder can manifest in different ways for everyone, it's important to know the differences between different eating disorders.
Anorexia nervosa is a complex, serious mental health condition that has many contributing biopsychosocial—or biological, psychological, and social—causes. These can include hormones, genetics, co-occurring mental health challenges, and societal attitudes about food, weight, fitness, and health, among others.
Body image is an important aspect of how we see ourselves and can contribute significantly to our mental and emotional well-being.
“Thinspo” is a dangerous trend of digital content that promotes the pursuit of thinness by endorsing problematic attitudes toward body image, fitness, and restrictive eating through the encouragement of disordered eating behavior.1 Thinspo content includes all forms of digital content, such as images, videos, and memes, and has become very common in social media.
Periods of fasting have long been part of many religious, traditional, and cultural practices, but in recent years, the idea has become more widely adopted and used not as a spiritual tool but as a way to control diet and lose weight.
