eating disorders

Explains food addiction and outlines a program for overcoming it, providing assignments for readers to complete at each step.

Investigates several different kinds of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive eating, explaining their symptoms and how society may play a part in both promoting and stopping them.

The author discusses her experiences counseling women who are obsessed with their weight, and offers advice on how women can learn to accept and be at peace with their bodies and appetites.

Describes the eating disorder known as orthorexia nervosa which occurs when a person's devotion to healthy eating becomes an obsession that can lead to increasingly stricter, ultimately unhealthy diets, and includes advice on how to cope with and overcome the problem.

Discusses types of compulsive eating, the physical and social consequences of this behavior, and solutions that do not include dieting but address physical or emotional problems and unhealthy patterns of behavior.

Presents suggestions for understanding and helping individuals with eating disorders, including information on therapy and treatment options.

Offers practical advice about the eating disorders of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and obesity, discussing why they occur, describing the eating behaviors associated with each condition, and looking at available treatments.

Addresses the social and psychological issues surrounding eating disorders among teens.

Discusses the eating disorders anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and activity disorder; providing information on how to recognize what qualifies as an eating disorder, typical symptoms, and possible causes, also includes information on treatment programs.

Examines the causes and effects of bulimia and anorexia and discusses ways in which these disorders can be prevented.