Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill are looking for volunteers with a history of disordered eating to participate in a new research study, the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI). It is the largest-ever genome-wide association study for eating disorders. EDGI will create the blueprint to identify the causes of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.…
Connie Sobczak is the author of Embody and Founder of The Body Positive, an organization dedicated to teaching people to listen to their bodies, learn and thrive. This is especially true with eating disorders and Connie has shared some useful tips and words of advice on her blog concerning self-love and finding inner piece during the pandemic.…
The California court case of eating disorder patient Jamie F. v. UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co. concluded with a favorable decision for the plaintiff – an amazing victory for Jamie and her legal team represented by Kantor & Kantor. Jamie, a teenage college student, encountered a relapse of her eating disorder and her treatment team determined that…
A memoirist is asked the same few questions over and over. One that comes up surprisingly often: “Did you write your book as a cathartic act?” My answer has always been an emphatic No. In good memoir, I maintain, emotions have been processed, dealt with, swept neatly into the dustpan, well before the writing occurs.…
The Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC) is seeking out stories from the eating disorder community in hopes of advocating for change on a policy level. These narratives will inform their advocacy efforts and may help shape the landscape of care for individuals affected by eating disorders. Currently, there are two different EDC surveys to fill out…
Anorexia nervosa is often characterized as an eating disorder where the hallmark symptom is one’s lack of a healthy weight but a slightly different diagnosis is also affecting individuals who don’t fall into that usual paradigm: Atypical anorexia nervosa. Often, patients who exhibit other characteristics of the standard diagnosis but who aren’t “skinny enough” may…
The summer season is in full swing at the EDRC and we want to take a moment to celebrate our extended family of heroes in our team and within our community. We’re proud of the volunteers, donors, and the professionals that bring us strength and hope, particularly during this time. Read more about our summer…
Author Susan Burton says food has been the site of her anxieties for as long as she can remember. For decades the editor at This American Life struggled with eating disorders. Through therapy, Burton connected her disordered eating to her parents’ divorce and not getting emotional needs met. She says that one of the reasons she was…
Dietician Aparna Ramadurai and her daughter, Maya, a high school student, share with host Lissa Kreisler that eating disorders are a mental illnesses which require support and resources to recover. Aparna and Maya have been volunteering at the Eating Disorders Resource Center where they work with people young and old who have the disease and…
On behalf of the entire EDRC team, we hope that all of you are healthy and safe. The unprecedented conditions during this time resulted in the cancellation of our annual reception for our winners, so we have put together this congratulatory post to celebrate their outstanding achievements. The judges and readers were deeply impressed by…