“Despite nearly half a century of attempts, no pill or shot has been identified to effectively treat anorexia nervosa. Anorexia is well known to be the deadliest eating disorder; the only psychiatric diagnosis with a higher death rate is opioid-use disorder. A 2020 review found people who have been hospitalized for the disease are more…
“The surge began early in the pandemic, amid a deluge of depression, anxiety and drug overdoses. But while those conditions have started to ebb, clinicians say anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are still at their high water mark, an observation bolstered by recent data from the CDC showing ER visits for eating disorders remained…
The Eating Disorders Resource Center is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Be-You-Tiful, Be Free Contest! Students from middle schools and high schools in Santa Clara County submitted essays, poetry, art, and videos reflecting their experiences with eating disorders and body image. This year, The EDRC received 123 entries from middle and high…
“Three San Jose students are among the winners of this year’s Be-You-tiful contest, sponsored by the Campbell-based Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC). The annual contest asked Bay Area middle and high school students to share their thoughts on how social media affects body image and overall well being.” Read the full article here. Learn about…
“All of this crowded my head while my husband squeezed my hand and the sonographer told us our daughter looked perfect — somewhat comforting but possibly the worst adjective she could throw at an anorexic obsessed with the concept.” Read the full article here. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating…
“The bot program has been pulled for now. But both sides agree that with funding hard to come by the program to help those with eating disorders needs help. “I do think that we’ve shown that we can develop this tool with guardrails to have really helpful conversations with people,” Fitzsimmons-Craft said. [Janice] Bremis agrees…
“The bipartisan, bicameral Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act (S.754/H.R. 3331), led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Representatives Kathy Manning (D-NC-06) and David Valadao (R-CA-21) would integrate mental health education, including eating disorders education, into existing K-12 local school wellness policies. This integration would provide a comprehensive approach…
“In their essays, many students talked about feeling lost, embarrassed, or frustrated by their mental health struggles. Others wrote about going from being confident in early childhood to feeling alone or unseen in adolescence.” Read the full article here. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, you can learn more…
“Eating disorders remain an epidemic in this country. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), an estimated 28.8 million Americans, or 9 percent of the population, will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. (By the way, that’s about the same as it was in the ‘90s.)” Read the full…
“The company has existing policies geared at taking down content that ‘glorifies or promotes’ eating disorders, it said, but will now move to limit content that includes ‘imitable behavior’ that at-risk viewers could copy. Examples cited in the release include disordered eating like severe calorie restriction, ‘purging’ after eating and ‘weight-based bullying in the context…