GoKawiilEating disorder experts report rising severity, link to GLP-1 misuse
Clinical psychologist Cheri Levinson of the University of Louisville says she is seeing more eating disorder patients with more severe symptoms than at any point in her nearly 20-year career, including growing numbers misusing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Separately, a study in JAMA Psychiatry led by Ruhai Bai of Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University estimated the incidence of anorexia and bulimia across 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2023, finding rising global health burden from these conditions.