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"The eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity - affect many thousands of people each year, particularly young women. Eating disorders are a subject which parents today cannot study enough; it is believed that over 1 million people in the UK alone have a significant problem with an eating disorder and that up to 90,000 of those are receiving treatment." "Eating Disorders: The Facts is a guide to the three major eating disorders....

Set against the backdrop of the "perfect" middle-class family, Messinger's story tells of her need to excel in school and her budding career on the sets of America's most popular television shows.

"...answers common questions about eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder, as well as newly described conditions, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Practical yet authoritative, the book defines the eating disorders, explains what we know about them based on the latest science, and describes how treatment works. Importantly, the book dispels common myths about eating disorders..."--Page...

A ground-breaking experimental treatment undertaken by Toronto doctors may be giving patients suffering from extreme forms of anorexia nervosa their last chance to live a long and healthy life. The debilitating eating disorder causes patients to develop a distorted view of their own bodies and become obsessed with being thin; typically limiting the amount of food they eat dramatically. The treatment, called deep brain stimulation, or DBS, has been...

Offers a guide for family caregivers of persons with eating disorders, and stories from mothers and fathers on how eating disorders impacted their lives.

"This timely encyclopedia provides a comprehensive examination of a full range of topics related to eating disorders and body image"-- "This is a book about "Eating Disorders"--An Encyclopedia of Causes, Treatment, and Prevention"--

Carrie Arnold chronicles her battle with anorexia, describing how she overcame the disease after nearly losing her life and how she has tried to help others suffering from eating disorders overcome their own eating and body image issues.

Fighting malnutrition in Guatemala has become a major concern. With rising food prices, most children are brought up on just tortillas and beans, lacking essential vitamins and minerals; chronic malnutrition stunts mental and physical development. Staff members at Bethania Clinic, supported by Christian Aid, are teaching mothers how to grow and cook nutritious indigenous plants. In this film, we follow Maria Leonor and her extended family.

Artificial sweeteners offer us a delicious choice: the sweetness we love without the calories or the consequences. Do even the quickest online search and you’re hit with masses of conflicting information. Proponents say they are safe, they can help you lose weight and prevent diseases like diabetes. Critics say that they may cause a variety of health problems. GP and guest reporter, Dr Zeeshan Arain unpacks the science on artificial sweeteners and...

"When she was 54, Lisa Knopp's weight dropped to a number on the scale that she hadn't seen since seventh grade. The severe food restricting that left her thin and sick when she was 15 and 25 had returned. But this time she was determined to understand the causes of her "malady" and how she could heal from a condition that is caused by a tangle of genetic, biological, familial, psychological, cultural, and spiritual factors. This compelling memoir,...