I’m a weight loss coach — here are 4 tips for healthy holiday eating

I’m a weight loss coach — here are 4 tips for healthy holiday eating

With Halloween on Thursday and Thanksgiving right around the corner, a Wisconsin weight loss coach is sharing four tips for sleighing the stressful holiday eating season. Amber Clemens — a self-described “former lifelong binge eater” who says she shed 160 pounds from 2018 to 2020 and kept it off — recommends focusing on moderation in your daily … Read more

Watching just 8 minutes of TikTok can have ‘immediate negative consequences’: study

Watching just 8 minutes of TikTok can have ‘immediate negative consequences’: study

A steady diet of weight loss TikToks may be quite harmful to mental health, a new study finds. Spending a lot of time on the social media platform — especially watching pro-anorexia content — could damage a young woman’s self esteem and increase her risk of disordered eating, according to research out of Charles Sturt … Read more

Dear Abby: My elderly parents no longer want their kids or grandkids around — what do I do?

Dear Abby: My elderly parents no longer want their kids or grandkids around — what do I do?

DEAR ABBY: My parents are in their 70s. They live in a retirement community. As they have gotten older, they have become more private. They no longer want their children or grandkids around. Recently, I received a call telling me that they would not be answering phone calls anymore. I have stopped by their house, … Read more

Should you let your teen diet? Mom’s decision about daughter sparks debate: ‘Red flag’

Should you let your teen diet? Mom’s decision about daughter sparks debate: ‘Red flag’

Diet culture seems to be just one more thing parents have to worry about when it comes to raising their kids. One mom took to Reddit to ask fellow parents whether or not she should allow her 15-year-old daughter to go on a restrictive diet — and was met with mixed answers. The anonymous parent, 44, … Read more

David Foster slammed for calling wife Katharine McPhee ‘fat’ on ‘American Idol’

David Foster slammed for calling wife Katharine McPhee ‘fat’ on ‘American Idol’

They’re not over it.  A resurfaced video has pitted Katharine McPhee’s fans against her husband, David Foster.  The video, which went viral on TikTok and since prompted countless response videos, is from a concert performance of the couple’s first show together.  During the show, McPhee, 40, can be seen talking into the microphone, recounting to … Read more

Christina Applegate struggled with anorexia on ‘Married with Children,’ ate 5 almonds a day: ‘I wanted my bones to be sticking out’

Christina Applegate struggled with anorexia on ‘Married with Children,’ ate 5 almonds a day: ‘I wanted my bones to be sticking out’

Christina Applegate has “never discussed” her anorexia eating disorder until now. The “Dead to Me” actress and Jamie-Lynn Sigler opened up about suffering from eating disorders on the latest episode of their “MeSsy” podcast. “It was f–king torture,” Applegate, 52, said. “I just deprived myself of food for years and years and years.” Applegate revealed … Read more

Amy Winehouse’s friends reveal what her time in NYC was really like

Amy Winehouse’s friends reveal what her time in NYC was really like

On May 12, a scripted movie about Amy Winehouse’s life, “Back to Black” — starring Marisa Abela as the doomed singer — opens in the US, after earning eyebrow-raising reviews in the UK. A critic for the Evening Standard called it “so bad it made me gasp in horror” and wrote that it “does not paint … Read more

Influencer rips ‘harmful’ TikTok food-sharing trend: ‘Fell into the trap’

Influencer rips ‘harmful’ TikTok food-sharing trend: ‘Fell into the trap’

“I am not going to tell you what I eat in a day.” Aussie influencer Laura Henshaw, 31, has officially called out the trend of sharing what you eat.  “It is harmful. I struggled with disordered eating for two years, and I fell into the trap of consuming this type of content,” she said. Henshaw pointed out that even … Read more

My daughter eats plaster, foam, wool — what we’ve learned about her unusual condition

My daughter eats plaster, foam, wool — what we’ve learned about her unusual condition

A Welsh mom of two says she has to constantly monitor her 3-year-old daughter to stop her from munching on potentially dangerous items around the house. Wynter was diagnosed with autism and an unusual condition that sparks cravings for inedible objects. “She is literally eating the whole house,” Stacey A’Hearne, 25, lamented to SWNS. “I … Read more

What is ‘starvemaxxing’? Men call it ‘satire’ but experts worry about ‘harmful’ meme

What is ‘starvemaxxing’? Men call it ‘satire’ but experts worry about ‘harmful’ meme

Play in these social media Hunger Games and you might get hurt. Another day, another hazardous health fad circulating TikTok: This time, health experts are speaking out against “starvemaxxing,” in which young male beauty nuts try and reshape their faces by drastically curbing their food intake. “When this [restricted eating] gets to an extreme, then … Read more

Our son, 3, is absolutely terrified of food — he hasn’t eaten in 17 months

Our son, 3, is absolutely terrified of food — he hasn’t eaten in 17 months

A 3-year-old boy has a debilitating fear of food — and he reportedly hasn’t eaten anything by mouth for more than a year.  Oliver Taylor, from Pensby, England, was diagnosed with malnutrition and dehydration due to his refusal to eat when he was just 2 years old, according to The Liverpool Echo.  Oliver’s parents are … Read more

Dear Abby: My son’s wife has an eating disorder and now it’s affecting their children

Dear Abby: My son’s wife has an eating disorder and now it’s affecting their children

DEAR ABBY: We have grown children and a grandchild who live several states away. The problem is, we don’t enjoy visiting them. Our son’s wife has an eating disorder. She’s obsessed with what SHE is going to eat next, eats some of the strangest raw vegetable combinations we’ve ever heard of and has our grandchild … Read more

Taking Prozac during pregnancy can affect fetal brain development: study

Taking Prozac during pregnancy can affect fetal brain development: study

Taking antidepressants such as Prozac during pregnancy can affect the child’s brain development and potentially lead to them having mental health disorders later in life, a new study warns. The research, published Friday in the journal Nature Communications, is said to be the first study to provide evidence of the direct impact of serotonin, a … Read more

I was so obsessed with calorie counting as a teen, I wound up in the hospital — and thought I would die

I was so obsessed with calorie counting as a teen, I wound up in the hospital — and thought I would die

An Atlanta woman who was so obsessed with calorie counting and fitness tracking that it hospitalized her is now speaking out to warn others of their downsides. Dani Fernandez, now 25, had been battling an eating disorder for years since she was a young teen. It had reached a point where she would feel “guilty” … Read more

Are you a binge eater? Break the cycle with this one simple practice and curb cravings for good

Are you a binge eater? Break the cycle with this one simple practice and curb cravings for good

Snack fever sets in — do you succumb, or shake it off? For those who can’t seem to quit noshing on junk, experts say they have just the thing to break the cycle — a practice known as mindful eating. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center … Read more

Calista Flockhart addresses anorexia reports: ‘It was going to ruin my career’

Calista Flockhart addresses anorexia reports: ‘It was going to ruin my career’

Calista Flockhart says relentless eating disorder speculation left her “sleep-deprived” and “depressed” during her years filming legal drama “Ally McBeal.” The wafer-thin actress, now 59, scooped both a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for her lead role in the smash-hit series, but was dogged by reports she was battling anorexia. “I loved working on ‘Ally … Read more

‘Legging legs’ is the latest toxic trend making girls insecure: ‘Catalyst for eating disorders’

‘Legging legs’ is the latest toxic trend making girls insecure: ‘Catalyst for eating disorders’

Thigh gaps were so 2010s — unfortunately, the youngsters on TikTok prefer vintage. Young Gen Zers and Gen Alphas are fascinated by the concept of “legging legs,” glorifying exaggerated thigh gaps that once captivated aesthetic Tumblr bloggers circa 2010 — just under a different name. On TikTok, the tag #legginglegs has scored over 33 million … Read more

I bruise so badly people think I’m abused — but I have a rare disorder

I bruise so badly people think I’m abused — but I have a rare disorder

As a child, Lina Ahnberg experienced bruises all over her body and severe joint pain. Things got so bad, Ahnberg says, that teachers suspected child abuse. But Ahnberg was recently diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), a group of rare, inherited conditions that cause very flexible joints and stretchy, fragile skin. “I was relieved to finally … Read more

Genetic link between early rising and anorexia revealed in new study

Genetic link between early rising and anorexia revealed in new study

New research suggests that early birds face a greater risk of developing anorexia nervosa — and those who have the eating disorder may end up becoming early risers. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, in collaboration with researchers from the University College London and the University of the Republic in Uruguay, studied the genes associated with … Read more

The real reason for picky eaters: Food aversions are ‘survival mechanisms’

The real reason for picky eaters: Food aversions are ‘survival mechanisms’

Broccoli haters now have an even better excuse to avoid greens: Survival. Experts say that being repulsed by certain foods — mushrooms, tomatoes and certain vegetables, for example — are actually part of a “survival mechanism,” according to psychologist Dr. Jennifer Carter. “If we eat something and feel sick and/or vomit, it could be harmful to … Read more