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Your mouth waters in anticipation and you are already planning the supermarket trip, for all your favourite sweets. The urge to binge can feel overpowering and irresistible. Once...

Specialist eating disorders dietitian, Maureen Moerbeck, explains why we need to change the way we look at food.

What is the very first thought that crosses your mind on waking? If you’re headed to the bathroom for a morning weigh-in or touching your stomach, whilst evaluating the...

Fertility challenges are not uncommon for many people who suffer from anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders. When you have an eating disorder, you're so focused on your...

No-one sets out to use food as a coping strategy. It’s usually an unconscious decision, becoming a life raft to cling to when life throws turbulence and uncertainty at your...

This article explores how to learn intuitive eating principles when recovering from disordered eating. Intuitive eating involves going back to basics, by listening to your body...

If most of life your life you have been obsessed with food, on and off the dieting rollercoaster, you will be very familiar with your love-hate food narrative. Despite all your...

Understanding and overcoming binge eating disorder is not about willpower. And here's the thing: most people don't know they have a treatable condition. They think there's...

Since the lockdown began I've seen posts every single day about how we're eating too much.Mostly people are saying this with humour; people are still trying to makejokes out of...

"I’ll only have one". Before long the whole packet is eaten, and you end up feeling guilty and disappointed in yourself. Then come the shame and disgust with being unable to...