Risks & Warnings

Understand the serious health complications that can result from eating disorders. Articles detail impacts on dental health, bones, menstruation, heart, digestive system and fertility.

ADHD and Eating Disorders

People with ADHD may be at higher risk of developing eating disorders as a way to cope with frustration and anxiety.

Can an Eating Disorder Affect Your Fertility?

Eating disorders can damage your menstrual cycle and fertility through nutrient loss and hormonal changes, even after recovery.

Dental Damage and Eating Disorders

Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia cause serious damage to your teeth and gums through starvation, vomiting and purging.

Heart Problems and Eating Disorders

Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia can cause serious heart damage through malnutrition, weak blood, and loss of protective body fat.

Lanugo and Eating Disorders

Understanding why fine body hair grows on people with severe anorexia and what it signals about their health.

Oesophagus Problems for Bulimics

Repeated vomiting from bulimia damages the oesophagus, causing irritation, ulcers and potentially life-threatening complications.

Osteoporosis and Eating Disorders

Eating disorders cause severe bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis, but recovery and proper nutrition may help reverse some damage.

Stomach Problems for Anorexics and Bulimics

Eating disorders damage the stomach through malnutrition and purging, causing muscle weakness, ulcers, and potentially life-threatening complications.

The Menstrual Cycle and Eating Disorders

How eating disorders like anorexia disrupt your menstrual cycle and what that means for your long-term health.