ED 101 — A Film About Eating Disorders

This is our first post from Robyn Hussa, President of Normal in Schools (NIS). She started NIS driven to bring to our schools education about eating disorder through theater (or as Robyn would say “theatre” but I’m not so hip to the art scene). We all think we know everything about eating disorders, after all we are suffers, [...]

Eating Disorders vs Breast Cancer: Which is more prevalent?

Women in head scarves have become the norm, almost so much so we barely take a second look. Breast cancer surrounds us every day, we all have our own story of a friend or family member who is a survivor. Pink ribbons are everywhere, even on NFL football, something I never thought I would see. [...]

Eating Disorders and Binge Drinking

What happens when you combine an eating disorder with heavy or binge drinking? Nothing good, according to a recent study by professors at the University of Missouri. We have long known that both behaviors are prevalent among young people, especially college age young men and women. What has not been known until recently, however, is [...]

BEDA Launched First Annual National Weight Stigma Awareness Week

The Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) launched launched its first annual National Weight Stigma Awareness Week, September 26-30, 2011. The objectives of this event were to build awareness of what weight stigma is, the harmful effects weight stigma can have on people of all ages in all environments, and what can be done to stop it. [...]

A Teen’s Instructions to Parents

Thanks to MEDA’s recent newsletter, I was led to a blog post on the Children’s Hospital Boston Pediatric Health site. It was written by a teenager who has healed from an eating disorder and wanted to share what she wished her parents had known about EDs. For this young woman “It was never about weight” [...]

Bulimia Changes The Brain

Many people with bulimia talk about the addictive nature of the disease. Aided by brain imaging advances, scientists are looking for evidence that compulsive nondrug behaviors lead to long-term changes in reward circuitry. While we know that certain foods, especially those that are high in sugar have been shown to influence dopamine activity, new research [...]

Women’s midlife crisis – eating disorders

Recent years has brought at 42% increase of eating disorders in women in their 30s, 40s and 50s. I found this Today Show segment really informative, but sadly not surprising. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about it

‘No Anorexia’ Model Isabelle Caro dies at age 28.

Many of you will remember Isabelle Caro, the brave model who bared all to show the true horror of anorexia. Isabelle lost her eating disorder battle on November at age 28 after being treated for an acute respiratory illness according to BBC News. It is not clear why news of her passing took so long to [...]

Orthorexia: too much of a good thing

Their favorite Sunday excursion is Trader Joe’s and their pantries are stocked with Kashi products unknown to the general public. Tofu, quinoa, and organic vegetables make up the centerpiece of their diets. They are “healthy eaters.” But could they also be disordered eaters? Orthorexia is the word for an obsession with “healthy or righteous eating.” [...]

Selective Eaters: A new eating disorder?

Are you a picky eater, or should I say “selective eater?” The American Psychiatric Association has coined the new term selective eater and they await a final decision from the DSMMD as to whether of not selective eating will become an official eating disorder. They say picky and fussy eaters are not just being difficult [...]

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