The Empire star said her bulimia was an attempt at “controlling” her emotions to distract from her depression Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to ...

Just about everyone overeats once in a while. But when bulimia is in the picture, overeating isn't a sometime thing.The young women who suffer from the binge-and-purge eating disorder scarf down huge ...

Women with bulimia serious enough to require hospitalization have about a fourfold increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death, new research shows. Clinicians should be aware ...

A little-known form of the eating disorder bulimia is getting more and more attention from medical professionals -- exercise bulimia. This "startling" form of bulimia is of particular concern, Carlin ...

Bulimia is an emotional "weight control" disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by some form of purging or restriction. Binges are the secretive periods of rapid consumption of ...

Researchers at Drexel University have found that a majority of women with bulimia nervosa reach their highest-ever body weight after developing their eating disorder, despite the fact that the ...

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and purging through methods like self-induced vomiting or taking laxatives. In the US, it will affect 1.5% of women and up ...

Previous studies have noted that some bulimia nervosa patients have low levels of a hormone called leptin in their blood, while others have normal levels. Researchers from Italy suspect this hormone ...

(Reuters Health) - Women hospitalized for bulimia may be more likely to develop heart disease and die prematurely, a recent study suggests. Researchers compared 818 women hospitalized for bulimia and ...

Amy Winehouse officially died of “death by misadventure” related to alcohol. But her brother now says there may have been another reason for the singer’s passing in 2011 at age 27: bulimia. In an ...

The new season of The Crown will depict Princess Diana’s struggle with bulimia. In the fourth season of Netflix’s hit historical drama, viewers will be introduced to Princess Diana as she meets and ...

The cause of bulimia nervosa is multifactorial, and several different risks and predispositions may be involved in causing an individual to develop the disorder. However, the exact cause is not known ...