Eating disorders are often depicted as the tragic consequence of teen fame, but women of all ages can suffer from its hold. A surprising number of “Desperate Housewives” in their late 40s and 50s are relapsing after having overcome an eating disorder in their youth, while others are experiencing them for the first time in [...]
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Eating Disorders: Not just an Adolescent Illness
June 19th, 2010 by Cindy Atoji · No Comments · Healthy Eating, Teen Health, Teens, girls, healthcare
Tags: anorexia·body image·bulimia·eating disorders·nutrition
Getting a Grip on Eating: From Monica Seles and Others
April 8th, 2010 by Karen Feldscher · No Comments · Healthy Eating, Obesity Prevention, Teen Health, healthcare
This week, Monica Seles’ well-regarded memoir about her struggles with food—“Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self” (Avery, 2009)—comes out in paperback.
For any of you who’ve worried about how your body looks, or felt like your eating (or not eating) was mixed up with your emotions, Seles’ book might be worth a [...]
Tags: binge eating·body image·emotional eating·food·nutrition
