An obsession with ‘clean’ eating is more than just taking a healthy diet too far, reports Joyce Fegan.

IF ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, model Crystal Renn, and comedian Sarah Millican were to meet for coffee, they would probably have a common gripe.

CHILDREN as young as four are presenting with eating disorders, according to the head of a private clinic which specialises in recovery from anorexia, bulimia and emotional overeating.

A HELPLINE set up for people with eating disorders is extending its service in order to deal with an expected 50-60% rise in calls over Christmas and New Year.

THOUSANDS of people who suffer from eating disorders and distresses are misunderstood and neglected, according to the head of the Marino Therapy Centre in Dublin.