Eating Disorders Information Network
How Eating Disorders Challenge Families

As many as 11 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, and about 25 million more are struggling with binge eating disorder, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).


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Yoga and Body Dysmorphic Disorder

In every eating disorder, be it anorexia, bulemia, binge eating or anything else not otherwise categorized, there is an element of body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphia is literally not seeing what you are when you look at yourself whether its in the ...
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How to Resolve Self – Conflicts in Eating Disorder Sufferers.
Eating disorders are rooted in emotional struggles. These struggles are deep emotional conflicts within the sufferer, these are called self-conflicts.
 
How the conflicts started in the first place?

Treatments for Binge Eating: New Trials Give Reason for Hope

The new and improved versions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are Transdiagnostic CBT and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Until recently, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been considered the most effective treatment in helping bin...
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Daughter has eating disorder: Am I a bad parent?

Many parents feel responsible for every bad turn in their children's lives. But are parents truly to be blamed if their daughter develops an eating disorder? Or should we look elsewhere for explanations?   


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Menopause & Anorexia: Why Later Life Eating Disorders are on the Rise


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Ralph Lauren Boycott: Retaking Beauty
 

Give them a head start
 

Finding mental health help on a budget


Blacks with Bulimia: Hiding in Plain Sight
 
 

Orthorexia: A New Eating Disorder
http://www.medindia.net/news/Orthorexia-Nervosa-New-Eating-Disorder-Hitting-the-Rich-Educated-Middle-Clas...
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'Manorexia' Hits More Men During Recession
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Obesity and the Need for Prevention
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mercurynews.com/opin...
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Midlife Eating Disorders

When Eating Disorders Strike in Midlife


By RANDI HUTTER EPSTEIN


Margie Hodgin, a nurse in Kernersville, N.C., had struggled to lose weight since she was a teenager. But it wasn’t until she turned 40 that she finally took o...
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A fresh set of eyes...

Can we change the stories we've always told ourselves


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What is our body telling us?

Article by author, Aimee Liu...


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There is no age to eating disorders

NC woman recovers from eating disorder at 43


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Helpful tips for parents...

Nurture positive body image in yourself, your children


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Is too much media a problem?

Too much media may be bad for kids' health


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More need for organizations like EDIN than ever!

Addictions on the rise during rough economic times...


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Black girls are 50 percent more likely...

to become bulimic than white girls....


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The Troubling Allure of Eating Disorder Books

The new young adult novel "Wintergirls"...


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Maternal Mirrors

How mothers influence a daughter's body image


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Eating is focus of class at Emory

Students bring meals with them so they can learn about appetite...


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Is Anorexia Model Behavior?

Article about "Britian's Next Top Model"...


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New organization targets binge eaters

Learn more!


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New report from Remuda Ranch

Eating Disorder Rise among the Elderly


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Men suffer from eating disorders too

Big rise in number of men...


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Current News Supports the MOD Squad info

How to raise an eating disorder-free child


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Hospitalizations for eating disorders on the rise...

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Family shares experience...

to change school's approach to nutrition


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Eating Disorders hitting 5 year old children

Read about how eating disorders are affecting children in Australian


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college students

Read AJC article


And read our Dr. Zeckhausen's response...


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Merrick's Walk

Learn about the life of Merrick Ryan...


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Love Your Prego Body

Woman's struggle with eating disorder finds peace with pregnancy...


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Age-appropriate language key to tackling kids' weight

Experts urge parents to praise healthy choices, lead by example


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Eating disorder survey...

...targets patients as young as five


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Help EDIN counteract these Pro-Anorexia groups!


 ... on Facebook. Recruit your friends to EDIN's Facebook page this week.  Read about this problem...


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Negotiating Holiday Eating

Help for the holidays...


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Mental Health Parity & Eating Disorders

Limitations on access to care for Eating Disorders patient


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Body Talk:

Program Questions ideals about weight


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Equal Treatment

With the passing of House Bill 1432 by Illinois House...


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Economy makes getting help harder

Read on...


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What are other governments doing for eating disorder prevention?

Read about it!


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Mindful eating in familes

Good advice for mindful eating


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Judge Approves Settlement in Aenta

Class action settlement finalized


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Dangerous Model

The power of taking action- MTV nixes show based on feedback


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"America the Beautiful"

Roberts talks about his film...


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New Boys eating disorder program

Remunda Ranch opens first Boys Unit


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Woman addresses Congress

An eating disorder is a serious mental illness


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Breaking the Silence

8 people share their experiences on recovery


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NEDA develops a tool kit for educators

Used to identify and assist students with eating disorders


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Manorexia: now boys have body issues too.

Australia's obesity epidemic is being blamed...


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New Campaign on Childhood Obesity...

...Weight issues may prove model for nation


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Young Men Increasingly Affected by Eating Disorders

"One in five young men have some degree of quite extreme distress"


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Eating Disorders and Social Influence

Support for peer based prevention


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Cultivating a Healthy Body Image in Kids

With today's thinning ideal, its tough raising children with a healthy body image...


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Patients Push Insurance companies...

to cover eating disorders...


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Compelled to be thin

Women in their 30's confront eating disorders...


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Parenting: Easing the change to middle school

Girls of this age are at greater risk for developing eating disorders...


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Eating Disorder symptoms more common among female athletes

A recent study reveals...


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Senate passes scaled-back "mental health parity" bill

Patients with eating disorders will have greater access to...


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Summer can bring pressure to look perfect

Although eating disorders affect women and men of all sizes and ages...


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Anxiety is a Bigger Problem than Appearance

18% of school children...


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Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls...

Study shows stronger association for girls than boys between family meals and...


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Support for Peer based LULA

The role of peer influences...


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Peer groups have big effects on body image of teen girls

Estimates are that about 5 percent of teens suffer from eating disorders...


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Models from across the world...

German fashion industry says "no" to anorexic models....


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Model from county says fit is neither fat nor ultra-thin

Model deaths from anorexia complications...


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Mom, Daughter share story...

Throughout the ordeal, Lorri had trouble finding resources...


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Dangerous Diets

Binge eating disorder...


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Men struggle with eating disorders too

Media pressures affect men too...


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Bill Seeks Expansion of Health Care Benefits...

Read how Bill hopes to increase coverage for eating disorders...


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Wonderful story of hope in recovery by Model, Ali Michael's...(click here to read her story)

Wonderful story of hope in recovery by Model, Ali Michael's...(click here to read her story)


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Body image program reduced onset of obesity, eating disorders

Body image program reduced onset of obesity, eating disorders.... (click here to read article)


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Time Magazine reports on challenging the "Thin Ideal"

Time Magazine reports on the challenging the "Thin Ideal"....  (click here for article)


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CNN Health Minute reports on EDIN
CNN Health Minute reports on how EDIN teaches moms to be healthy-body role
models for their children.

CLICK HERE to read t...
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Dina Zeckhausen Interview.
April 19th Show: Co-host: Dr. Amy Neuzil, ND and Dr. Rhonda Steinke, MD. read more >

Atlantans participate in charity walk to fight eating disorders
GSU Signal - Atlanta,GA,USA
Eating disorders have always been an underlying problem among young women and men. Eating Disorder Information Network is a non-profit organization that is ...

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Of mice and 'mindfulness': Fighting eating disorders
It didn’t look good for Billy Blue and Sally Rose. At any moment, they were likely to be batted by a boy with a broom, chased out of their home by a dog or snatched up by a mean cat.

To cope, Billy gorged himself on food and Sally Ro...
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND THE SCHOOLS
Shame hurts more than helps

By Dina Zeckhausen
For the Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/09/08
The health of Georgia's children hangs in the balance. As obesity rates soar, so too do the numbers of young children and tee...
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Star94 Partners with EDIN
Star94 Partners with EDIN
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The Davidsonian Online
Student Groups know health is more important than physic...
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Laconia Citizen Online
More Than Just a Child’s Tale
http://www.fmem.net/GJEN.pdf

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Cox News Service
Some Young Runners Battle Eating Disorders
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/110507dnnatrunthin.2554f28.h...
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CBS46 News Video clip
Grady High School’s “Feed the Models” Going Hollywood
http://www.cbs46.com/video/13863296/index.html

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Social Butterfly
Gala Dinner Offers Food For Thought
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/shared-blogs/ajc/social/entries/200...
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Suite 101: Building Self-Esteem in Children
http://eatingdisorders.suite101.com/article.cfm/building_self_esteem_in_children
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StyleDash
Feed the Models, Save the World
http://www.styledash.com/2007/08/24/feed-the-models-save-the-world/
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LA Times
T-shirts for Healthier Bodies
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-igw-mirror27july27,1,7308241.story?c...
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Connecting with Kids
Do Spas Send the Wrong Message to Young Girls?
http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2006/299_sep20/pediatric/060920_spas.shtmlread more >

ABC News
Sexy T-shirts marketed to Tweens:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=children_first&id=4344971
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NBC’s The Today Show
Katie Couric’s Special on Eating Disorders:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5930848/
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