Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are unhealthy behaviors related to food and body weight. They may involve a severe reduction of food intake or excessive overeating, as well as extreme concern about body shape and size. Approximately 8 million Americans, including children, are affected by eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder.
Experts estimate that one out of every hundred young women has anorexia, while bulimia affects as many as 3 to 4 percent of college-aged women. According to recent studies, approximately 1 percent of women suffer from binge-eating disorder, while an astonishing 30 percent of women who seek help to lose…>> (read more)
Eating Disorders Points of View
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11 Biological Basis of Eating Disorders
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Eating Disorders in the News
To people who don't know her story, Jen S., of Boca Raton, Fla., is like many teenagers who balance schoolwork and friends. But unlike most teenagers, she nearly starved…>> (read more)
Cathy was in the seventh grade when a boy named Ryan called her fat. "That summer, I didn't eat anything," she recalled. "I worked out in the heat constantly.…>> (read more)
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