Whether you’re living with an eating disorder or supporting a loved one — here’s what you need to know.

Distracting yourself from difficult emotions

We have curated some external eating disorder resources that might be useful for you.

People in the LGBTQ+ community are disproportionately affected by eating disorders. Resources and support are available.

Research is key to improving our understanding of what causes eating disorders, how best to treat them and ideally how to preven

Help researchers continue to learn more about these complex mental illnesses.

Researchers are recruiting women aged 18-30 with anorexia nervosa to take part in an in-person eye-tracking study

Researchers are recruiting to better understand the association between ADHD and bulimia nervosa in women aged 16+

Researchers are recruiting people with lived experience and professionals for a study on eating disorders and pregnancy.

Researchers exploring experiences of gay and bisexual men with eating disorders and autism to improve television representation

The UKRI invites people with lived experience of severe mental illness, and those who care for someone, to influence research

Researchers are looking for participants who have either ARFID, Anorexia, or no eating disorder, to complete an online survey

Researchers are looking for women, aged 16+, with or without experience of anorexia and/or autism, to take part in research

Researchers are looking to recruit autistic young people (aged between 16-20 years) and parents/carers to join a PPIE group.

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) is the UK's largest ever genetic research project into eating disorders.

In August 2022, Beat surveyed people with lived experience of eating disorders about their experiences online.