As a high school freshman, Alexa Larson’s every thought was occupied by her weight. “I didn’t have time for friends. I didn’t have time for activities,” Larson said. “I didn’t really have any goals in ...

Members of the Unviersity of Kansas's Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Behaviors. The team has helped develop the BEST-U treatment program. When you study eating disorders like KU ...

A group of eighth-grade Edgewood students created a project to educate their peers about eating disorders. The students were motivated after learning two of their friends had battled with the ...

Content warning: This article contains references to eating disorders and suicide. Mehek Mohan MBA ’25 built Kahani, an app designed to treat eating disorders, because people still aren’t paying ...

Bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are both types of eating disorders. Both may start during adolescence and involve eating large amounts of food in a short period, but they have important ...