bulimia

Explores the causes, treatments, and consequences of anorexia and bulimia.

Examines the dangers associated with eating disorders, discussing the most common causes of anorexia and bulimia, why some people are more prone to them, the physical and mental damage they can cause, and the most effective treatment options.

"Constantly in the spotlight thanks to her politician father's rising star, Olivia Blakely feels the pressure to be perfect. As the youngest girl in her class, she tries hard to keep up and to seem mature to the older boy she's crushing on, even as she catches his eye. But the need to look good on camera and at school soon grows into an all-consuming struggle with bulimia"--OCLC.

An autobiographical novel in which fifteen-year-old Jennifer Johnson convinces her parents to commit her to the Eating Disorders Unit of an upstate New York psychiatric hospital in 1988, where the treatment for her bulimia and anorexia is not what she expects.

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

Describes what the eating disorder bulimia is and how to treat it.

"A candid memoir by folk legend Judy Collins of her lifelong struggle with compulsive overeating and the spiritual solution that saved her. Since childhood, Judy Collins has been preoccupied, haunted, seduced, and taunted by food, a problem that nearly cost her her career and her life. For decades she thought her food issues were moral issues--lack of self-will, lack of discipline--and she worked hard at controlling what she thought of as her shameful inclinations, employing measures that led to serious health complications. Today she knows she was born with an addiction to sugar and grains, flour and wheat. The discovery of a solution to her problem prompted the desire to share what she has learned, which has brought her peace of mind, a clean food plan, years of maintaining the same weight, and a glow of joy and health. Alternating between chapters on her life and those of the many diet gurus she has come to know (from Lord Byron to Atkins, Jean Nidetch of Weight Watchers, and Andrew Weil), Cravings is the story of the mountains Collins has climbed and the monsters she has encountered on the path to recovery"--.

Karen Newman had an eating disorder. When it was out of control, Karen was filled with shame and self-loathing. But then a diagnosis of breast cancer changed everything. A world-class triathlete, dietitian, and mother, Karen continued her training and competitions throughout her grueling cancer treatments. Her story reveals the incredible power of words and never giving up.

Following the death of her father, a thirteeen-year-old uses bulimia as a way to avoid her mother's and ten-year-old sister's grief as well as her own.

Provides information about eating disorders, and features the stories of young women, including students, ballet dancers, models, and others, who are battling or have recovered from anorexia or bulimia.