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In spite of the unprecedented growth of eating disorders in the past two decades, eating disorders research continues to be under-funded, insurance coverage for treatment is inadequate, and societal pressures to be thin remain rampant.

Statistics

In the United States, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting a life and death battle with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. Millions more are struggling with binge eating disorders.

By definition, anorexia means “loss of appetite,” but this is a misnomer. In reality, individuals with anorexia nervosa control their desire to eat by ignoring...

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Individuals with bulimia nervosa engage in destructive and secretive cycles of binge eating, followed by purging...

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Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food...

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