eating disorders

Compiles first-person accounts of young adults discussing their efforts to overcome negative body image, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

"The story of a teen girl's struggle with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and how love helps her on the road to recovery"--.

To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land.

Explore eating disorders that people commonly have and how they are treated.

Readers will learn how they can identify and help a friend who is suffering from depression.

Eating disorders are mental illnesses that have dangerous physical consequences. Young adults are most at risk for developing these disorders. This volume aims to educate readers about the causes and effects of disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive eating. Fact boxes highlight the stories of celebrities who struggle with these issues, and full-color photographs show the unglamorous reality of living with an eating disorder.

"Provides consumer health information for teens about causes, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders, along with tips for healthy eating. Includes index, resource information and online access"--Provided by publisher.

The author recounts what it is like being overweight.

"Fifteen-year-old Ivy, feeling a lot of stress about her expanding body, her parents' divorce, and her best friend's distance, develops an eating disorder"--Provided by publisher.

Matt avoids eating, thinking it gives him powers, while he tries to find out what bully Tariq did to drive away Matt's sister Maya.