By Marianne Apostolides
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"The assumption that eating disorders primarily affect young, affluent white women was based on research that was conducted on young, affluent white women."
Dr. Holbrook, a psychiatrist and the director of the eating-disorders program at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Oconomowoc, Wis., is not most people's idea of a recovering anorexic.
Society has also conditioned us to believe eating disorders afflict only young, white, thin, and affluent women. But in reality, they can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, or weight.
You may have heard of an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. People with anorexia nervosa drastically restrict the amount of food they eat. They have a distorted view of their body and an intense fear of weight gain. Over time, this behavior can lead to serious complications.
Learn why eating disorders tend to occur in athletes, and what you can do to recognize and get help for sports-related anorexia and bulimia.
People die from anorexia nervosa. This is true of other psychiatric syndromes, but with anorexia, the cause of death couldn’t be more straightforward.
The stereotypic image of those suffering from eating disorders is not as valid as once thought.
A new program aims to help the most long-suffering patients by addressing the neurobiology of the eating disorder.
Distorted eating behaviors occur in young people irrespective of their weight, gender, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition and a potentially life threatening eating disorder. However, with the right treatment, recovery is possible.