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The Furor Over an Anorexia Ad
The fashion world is all about timing, finding that perfect moment to launch the Next Big Thing. So it's not surprising that the upstart Italian clothing...
Defining Recovery in Anorexia — and Addiction
How do you define recovery from anorexia? Tuesday's New York Times explores this question — and highlights striking similarities to the debate over defining...
Can Pro-Anorexia Websites Help Heal Some Eating Disorders?
Websites and blogs that support anorexia — known as pro-ana sites — have been widely banned online by sites like Pinterest, Yahoo and Tumblr. For anyone who’s...
A Genetic Link Between Anorexia and Autism?
At the Eating Disorders Unit at the Maudsley Hospital in London, anorexia is not seen as a social disorder — or even primarily a psychological one. While most...
Anorexia Goes High Tech
Developing an eating disorder is no easy task. Becoming an anorexic, for example, requires months, even years, of obsessive, destructive tunnel vision. Anorexia...
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Learn from my daughter's eating disorder
My daughter Catharine died after a four-year fight with anorexia nervosa. As a doctor and father, here's what I want parents to know. ...
From 58 pounds to thriving
Chelsea Roff had a stroke at 15 brought on by her severe anorexia. Now she's a writer, speaker and yoga instructor. ...
3 Facts Families Should Know About Eating Disorders
However, studies suggest more people die of anorexia than any other mental health disorder. To encourage people to open up about this important topic, Dr. Richard Besser, ABC...
Anorexia Can Kill Early as Kindergarten
Hospitalizations are up for the youngest victims of eating disorders, a mental illness that is rare, but has the highest mortality rate of all pyschological disorders. ...
