Eating disorders are complicated illnesses. Pediatrician Eva Trujillo says they "literally rewire the brain," decrease brain size, and make it harder to concentrate and to regulate emotions.

Eating disorders are mental health issues that affect millions of people worldwide, but they are often misunderstood and stigmatised. They have to do with persistent behaviours around food, eating ...

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in ...