Eating Disorder
28 Articles & Excerpts
You Should Feel Lucky
 Food and Loathing
by Betsy Lerner
It is 1972. I am twelve years old. It is the first day of sixth grade, and I am standing in the girls' gymnasium waiting to be weighed. My last name begins with L, so I am exactly in the middle of the line.
A True Victorian Medical Mystery
 The Fasting Girl: A True Victorian Medical Mystery
by Michelle Stacey
On June 8, 1865, eighteen-year-old Mollie Fancher went shopping in Brooklyn, New York. Two months short of her nineteenth birthday, she was tall, well made, willowy, with light wavy hair and an oval face.
Teens: Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In one recent year alone, more than 20,000 people - many of them teenagers - were diagnosed as having anorexia or bulimia. The cause is unknown, but treatment of these eating disorders is crucial to avoiding serious - even fatal - health problems.
Part 1
 It Was Food vs. Me ... and I Won
by Nancy Goodman
It's not like the bagel was fresh. It was discarded. It wasn't sitting on a plate with garnishes of lettuce, cream cheese, or tomato. It was on the car floor. It wasn't that I had no other options, like the homeless who scrounge for any available food
Eating Disorders
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Eating disorders are not due to a failure of will or behavior; rather, they are real, treatable medical illnesses in which certain maladaptive patterns of eating take on a life of their own.
Understanding Binge Eating Disorder
by National Institute of Health
Binge eating disorder is a condition that millions of Americans may have. People with binge eating disorder often eat large amounts of food and feel that they can’t control their eating.
Connecting the Dots
 Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders
by Aimee E. Liu
If you've ever suffered from an eating disorder-or cared for someone who is anorexic or bulimic-you may think you understand these illnesses. But do you really understand why they occur? Do you know what it takes to fully recover?
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
by SAMHSA
Eating disorders are real, treatable medical illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating behavior. The most commonly diagnosed types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
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