Is being vegetarian a socially acceptable way to engage in your eating disorder?

When someone with an eating disorder says they are vegetarian, it often signals a red flag for their treatment providers. Is the vegetarianism part of their disordered eating or independent of it? Given that vegetarianism is at all time high in the U.S. right now, it’s a tricky question. Two new studies published this summer examined the tendency of people with eating disorders to be vegetarian and their motives behind this choice.

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How much food your friends eat influences your own eating

Sitting at a restaurant with friends, you’re trying to decide whether or not to finish your entrée and possibly order more food. How would your decision be different if you were alone, with strangers, or with different friends? A new research study suggests that if your friends eat less food, you’re also likely to eat less and continue eating less when you're alone soon thereafter.

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