Key points Atypical anorexia nervosa (AN) is a new eating disorder diagnostic category. In this disorder, criteria for AN are met but the person is not underweight despite significant weight loss.

Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is a condition where a person has the typical signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa. However, their weight remains within or above the medically defined healthy range.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Better screening for eating disorders is needed, according to Lisa Ranzenhofer, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the ...

Credit: Getty Images Atypical anorexia presents without low body weight, leading clinicians to frequently overlook the disorder and miss critical screening and treatment opportunities. Anorexia is not ...

Erika Queen, 44, is portrayed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at Hillcrest Park in Mount Vernon, Washington. When Erika Queen was growing up outside Olympia, classmates and family bullied her about her ...

There was a disproportionate rise in pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations among males, younger adolescents, and individuals with eating disorder diagnoses other than anorexia or bulimia, ...

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that often go undetected and untreated. An estimated 28 million Americans will struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime, ...

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that many people have heard about but dont fully understand. Its no wonder: Stereotypes about anorexia abound, making it difficult to know whats true or false ...