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Eating Disorders in College Students: Why This Crisis Is Growing

02/22/2026 | By hello@kuma.agency

College can be an exhilarating chapter. It’s a time of expanding horizons, forging new identities, and building lifelong friendships. Yet

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AI, Algorithms, and Eating Disorders: How Tech Is Shaping Body Image and Risk

02/08/2026 | By hello@kuma.agency

Technology surrounds us. We find it in the palm of our hands, in the apps we use, the videos we

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Menopause, Hormonal Shifts, and Eating Disorders: A Conversation We’re Not Having

01/20/2026 | By hello@kuma.agency

Menopause is often known by its broad generalities of symptoms: hot flashes, mood swings, and brain fog. But there’s another

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The Microbiome and Mental Health: How Gut Bacteria Can Influence Eating Disorders

01/07/2026 | By hello@kuma.agency

Eating disorders are serious, complex illnesses that affect millions of people. These conditions are not choices or phases but rather

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Food, Faith, and Fasting: Navigating Religious Practices in Eating Disorder Recovery

12/28/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Religious traditions often guide the rhythm of our lives, shaping how we find meaning, how we pray, and, sometimes, how

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The Intersection of Race, Representation, and Eating Disorders in Media

12/05/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

How we talk about eating disorders (and who we picture when we talk about them) reveals modern media’s influence on

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When Access Is the Obstacle: The Hidden Geography of Eating Disorder Care

11/28/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

It’s estimated that 9% of Americans will have a diagnosable eating disorder (ED) throughout their lives. These mental illnesses are

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By the Numbers: The Alliance Turns 25

11/15/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

As the National Alliance for Eating Disorders marks its silver anniversary, it’s worth pausing to look back through the lens

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Eating Disorders in the Brain: What Neuroimaging Is Teaching Us

11/12/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Eating disorders are often thought of in terms of discernible symptoms like eating behaviors and relationships to food and body.

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Why “The Idol,” “Euphoria,” and Other Shows Need to Be More Responsible About ED Representation

10/30/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Why “The Idol,” “Euphoria,” and Other Shows Need to Be More Responsible About ED Representation In recent years, television has

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Eating Disorders and Aging: A Hidden Struggle Among Older Adults

09/28/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

When most people hear the phrase “eating disorders,” they often think of adolescents or young adults. Media depictions, research, and

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World Mental Health Day: Bringing Eating Disorders Into the Global Conversation

09/09/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Each year on World Mental Health Day, the world unites to raise mental health awareness, reduce stigma, and advocate for

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Is Clean Eating a Cover for Disordered Eating?

07/29/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Food and health dominate today’s cultural conversation. Scroll through any social media platform and you’ll be bombarded by “What I

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#WhatIEatInADay: Why This Social Media Trend Can Be So Harmful

07/07/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

On TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, one of the most viral trends is the #WhatIEatInADay video. These clips—sometimes short reels, sometimes

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How Diet Culture Contributes to Eating Disorders – and What We Can Do About It

06/28/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Whether we realize it or not, we’ve all likely felt the pressures of diet culture. It pops up as backhanded

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What is Residential Eating Disorder Treatment?

06/04/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that affect individuals physically, emotionally, and psychologically. For those who require a higher

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Can Trauma Trigger an Eating Disorder? Here’s What We Know

05/31/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

When you or a loved one receives any diagnosis, it’s natural to wonder why. Our brains crave clear answers. But

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Why Early Intervention Matters: The First Signs of an Eating Disorder

05/14/2025 | By hello@kuma.agency

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that affect individuals across all ages, genders, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite common

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