http://eatingdisorders.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Eating Disorders GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-02T14:24:39Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/05/08/ethnic-differences-in-weight-loss-behaviors.htm The stereotype suggesting that eating disorders apply only to rich young white women is mercifully fading, but the question of how eating disorders affect different ethnic populations remains. It turns out... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/05/08/ethnic-differences-in-weight-loss-behaviors.htm 2008-05-08T03:11:24Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/05/02/thinking-big-on-mothers-day.htm Mother's Day is a great opportunity to work toward closeness with your mom. Adrian / stock.xchng Those with eating disorders know that holidays of any kind are a challenge, since it... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/05/02/thinking-big-on-mothers-day.htm 2008-05-02T14:24:39Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/05/02/possible-biological-roots-for-eating-disorders.htm Continuing the march toward understanding eating disorders causes, two organizations are holding a conference to further their views that these disorders have genetic roots and are "brain illnesses" similar to... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/05/02/possible-biological-roots-for-eating-disorders.htm 2008-05-02T05:29:33Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/29/announcing-the-eating-disorder-hall-of-sadness.htm A recent ad campaign was so adept at including items that are likely to trigger disordered eating that I decided to open the Eating Disorder Hall of Sadness, a record... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/29/announcing-the-eating-disorder-hall-of-sadness.htm 2008-04-29T07:45:35Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/28/eating-disorder-a-quiz-you-can-take-in-no-time.htm Is anorexia or bulimia likely to apply to you? Igor Smichkov / iStockphoto.com The SCOFF eating disorder screening is a five-question tool designed to show you if you may have an... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/28/eating-disorder-a-quiz-you-can-take-in-no-time.htm 2008-04-28T16:55:08Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/22/peta-and-al-gore.htm I'm pretty sure I never thought I'd write the above headline for an entry in an eating disorders blog. Yet here it is. First, a little backstory. People for the Ethical... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/22/peta-and-al-gore.htm 2008-04-22T05:26:12Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/19/parenting-new-college-students-with-eating-disorders.htm All that distance doesn't mean that you're helpless against eating disorders as parents. Jim Jurica / iStockphoto.com Okay, parents. You have a strong-willed high school graduate who is bent on winging... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/19/parenting-new-college-students-with-eating-disorders.htm 2008-04-19T16:02:15Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/17/anorexia-the-desire-to-be-special.htm Those with anorexia often want to stand out from the crowd. Bart Sadowski / iStockphoto.com Among the motivations that lead a person to engage in food restriction, and ultimately anorexia nervosa,... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/17/anorexia-the-desire-to-be-special.htm 2008-04-17T04:10:15Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/14/spirituality-in-the-healing-of-eating-disorders.htm Some time ago I published an interview with Mary Pat Nally, who spent over two decades battling an eating disorder. Here's another segment, focusing on the spiritual aspects of Mary... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/14/spirituality-in-the-healing-of-eating-disorders.htm 2008-04-14T07:45:16Z http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/12/miss-america-advocate-against-eating-disorders.htm You wouldn't be alone if you thought that the Miss America pageant places an emphasis on appearance that would tend to push impressionable viewers toward eating disorders. Yet the personal... http://eatingdisorders.about.com/b/2008/04/12/miss-america-advocate-against-eating-disorders.htm 2008-04-12T17:50:27Z