Columbia Center for Eating Disorders

11/10/2025

Despite their popularity and purportedly good intentions, health and fitness apps may come with unintended consequences, including contributing to disordered eating, specifically in young adults and women.

Written by Stella Hatch. New evidence that for some, they do more harm than good.

10/31/2025

Check out our blog for some tips on how to manage the tricks and the treats on Halloween.

There isn’t a magical, secret way to get your kids to have a healthy relationship with food. But thoughtfully navigating the common challenges of getting kids to eat well early will leave more time to focus on the other fun things you can do with your child; things that do not involve food.

10/20/2025

In honor of National Eating Disorders Screening week which emphasizes early detection and intervention, read more about the work we are doing to equip healthcare providers feel more comfortable identifying and talking about eating disorders.

Results from a program evaluation study of PreparED.

10/10/2025

In honor of World Mental Health Day, learn more about the hidden costs of eating disorders revealed by global public health science.

The costs of eating disorders are becoming clearer through the Global Burden of Disease study and public health science.

09/29/2025

How we feel about our bodies is always evolving. Read more about Sarah Bern, an English rugby player, and how she sees her body now.

09/21/2025

Our Director of Research, Joanna Steinglass, MD, recently published The Handbook of the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders. Learn more or purchase a copy!

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09/15/2025

As freshman and other college students begin to settle into the new school year, here are some ways to continue the recovery process in the transition.

You may have the magical idea that the eating disorder won’t follow you to school. There’s no such thing as magic, but there are ways to be successful at staying healthy.

08/21/2025

Answers to commonly asked questions that can help students with eating disorders ease the transition back to school.

Answers to commonly asked questions that can help students with eating disorders ease the transition back to school.

08/12/2025

Learn more about ARFID. Doctors are seeing rising cases of this eating disorder.

The rise of ARFID, a new eating disorder driven not by body image but by fear.

07/20/2025

Pregnancy can be a high-risk time for eating disorder onset or relapse—or it can provide some relief from eating disorder symptoms.

I thought finding help navigating my changing body and relationship to food would be easy. In my third trimester, I’m still figuring it out on my own.

06/26/2025

At the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders, we are focused on how to help people recover. Joanna Steinglass, MD, our Director of Research, breaks down what parts of the brain are used to make decisions about food for someone with anorexia nervosa. Understanding the role habitual behavior plays in this illness helps guide treatment development.

06/23/2025

As the temperatures rise this season, aim to let cooler heads prevail by focusing on true summer fitness, physical and mental.

As the temperatures rise this season, aim to let cooler heads prevail by focusing on true summer fitness, physical and mental.