The smartest ways to refuel after an intense workout

One of the first pictures Erikkson ever posted is of a hospital bed. She was admitted 15 months ago, for anorexia — and she used Instagram to document the entire thing

People should eat breakfast in order to look after their hearts, according to researchers in the US.

Keeping track of what you're supposed to eat to stay healthy can already be overwhelming, but it turns out that when you eat what can also be important for keeping your weight in control and for warding off chronic disease.

Trying to lose weight and keep it off for good? You're doomed to failure, says Massey University's Dr Andrew Dickson.

A psychologist explains how to master 'mindful eating'.

It's Eating Disorders Awareness week. Only a tenth of sufferers are anorexic, so look beyond body shape to spot the signs

The absurdity of "part-time" eating disorders.

Decades ago, in the 1930s, researchers working with lab rats made an interesting discovery. Animals that had been deprived of food seemed to live longer than rodents that were fed to satisfaction, raising the intriguing idea that maybe near-starvation was a good, rather than bad thing, for health.

Follow up studies, particularly in yeast, confirmed the trend and some forward-thinking scientists even began restricting their caloric intake in the hopes of seeing some extra years. But the latest research conducted on close human cousins, rhesus monkeys, shows that the connection may not be as solid as once hoped.

Websites and blogs that support anorexia — known as pro-ana sites — have been widely banned online by sites like Pinterest, Yahoo and Tumblr.