Columbia Center for Eating Disorders

04/23/2026

Our colleagues Deborah Galsofer, PhD and Evelyn Attia, MD teamed up with Chloe Stacks at the Columbia College of Dental Medicine to better understand psychiatric comorbidities and dental anxiety. Just look at those pearly whites!

04/13/2026

“There is a general consensus that food should be consumed at intervals throughout the day — like meals and snacks — and should be met with comfortable, practical and often joyful feelings”

Dr. Evelyn Attia, director of our center, chats with Everyday Health on how to improve your relationship with food.

Your behavior and mindset around eating can say a lot about your relationship with food. Here’s how to tell whether you have an unhealthy relationship with food — and tips for improving it.

03/16/2026

Dr. Evelyn Attia, director of the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders, talks to SELF about the risks of GLP-1s for individuals that have a history of an eating disorder.

“There could be a quick and dangerous misuse of something that someone does not need...and they can get themselves into a very dangerous set of behaviors,” she tells SELF.

I’m a candidate for the meds, but they’re not for me—at least for now.

03/06/2026

Our colleagues, Blair Uniacke, MD and Pablo del Sol, MD, discuss how anorexia impacts all body shapes and sizes.

02/28/2026

Dr. Evelyn Attia, Director of the New York-Presbyterian Center for Eating Disorders (including the Columbia Center for Eating Disorders), and Dr. Suzanne Straebler, Clinical Director of the Center for Eating Disorders outpatient programs at Weill Cornell, joined the On the Mind podcast host Dr. Daniel Knoepflmacher to trace the history of eating disorders from ancient accounts of self-starvation to their recognition as distinct psychiatric diagnoses and contemporary cultural impact.

Their discussion covers diagnosis, treatment, and what is known about the prevalence of these conditions, as well as the genetic, neurobiological, and sociocultural factors that shape them.

https://thefeedblog.com/2026/02/27/eating-disorders-on-the-mind-a-podcast-conversation/



https://thefeedblog.com/2026/02/27/eating-disorders-on-the-mind-a-podcast-conversation/

Tune into the On the Mind podcast about eating disorders. Explore the history, treatment, and underlying factors of these illnesses.

02/27/2026

Joanna Steinglass, MD explains how the brain affects people with eating disorders and sharing insights from her groundbreaking research.
Understanding the neural mechanisms behind eating disorders is crucial for developing more effective treatments and supporting those affected.

This , we're honored to feature Dr. Joanna Steinglass from Columbia Psychiatry. Thank you to Dr. Joanna Steinglass for explaining how the brain affects people with eating disorders and sharing insights from her groundbreaking research. Understanding the neural mechanisms....

02/27/2026

Exploring shared traits and treatment implications of co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and eating disorders.

https://thefeedblog.com/2025/08/27/autism-and-eating-disorders-understanding-potential-connections/

A review of how features of autism spectrum disorder and eating disorders may intersect and implications for treatment.

02/26/2026

Learn more about how uncertainty about resources impacts eating behavior.

https://thefeedblog.com/2022/07/27/food-insecurity-and-eating-problems/

How uncertainty about resources impacts eating behavior.

02/25/2026

Here's a reminder of who we are and what our mission is!

https://thefeedblog.com/2023/03/24/welcome-to-nyspi-our-history-and-mission/

Who we are and what we do.

02/24/2026

In honor of EDAW, read more about eating disorders in men and the importance of understanding the idealization of muscularity.

https://thefeedblog.com/2019/09/09/bulking-up-our-knowledge-about-eating-disorders-in-men/

The importance of understanding the idealization of muscularity.

02/23/2026

Tomorrow begins Eating Disorder Awareness week. This year’s theme is “Every BODY Belongs.” Eating disorders affect 30 million Americans across all ages, sizes, races, genders, and backgrounds. Too often, people go unseen or unsupported due to stigma, misinformation, and barriers to care. This , we come together to fight for change, commit to change, and remind everyone that every body belongs.

Read here to learn more about who gets eating disorders.

https://thefeedblog.com/2019/02/26/eating-disorders-the-rest-of-the-iceberg/

12/05/2025

Click the link below to read about our latest effort to understand the the relationship between personality traits and eating disorders.

https://thefeedblog.com/2025/11/07/the-link-between-obsessive-compulsive-personality-traits-and-anorexia-nervosa/

Learn how perfectionism and rigidity and other obsessive-compulsive personality traits relate to symptoms of anorexia nervosa.