Product DescriptionDr. Sacker and Dr. Zimmer explain in full detail the causes and symptoms of these disorders and how and where to find help. Using case histories and first-person accounts by patients, their families, their physicians and friends, Dying To Be Thin is the complete resource for anyone concerned with these dangerous disorders…. More >> [...] Read more »
NOVA: Dying to Be Thin
DescriptionA 14-year-old looks at her image and says, “I see somebody that is fat and ugly and a disappointment.” She is like a growing number of young American girls afflicted with such eating disorders as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Tormented by an irrational fear of being fat, an estimated eight million young women are torturing [...] Read more »
Lindsay Lohan bulimia and other celebrity eating disorders
Lindsay Lohan, who has been looking scary skinny as of late, addressed her weight loss claiming it’s “not intentional” and its just “stress.” “I eat. I had my Big Mac yesterday from McDonald’s,” the shrinking starlet told Us Weekly on Sunday. “I eat just as much as I always have.” Lindsay said she thinks she [...] Read more »
Hazards of Anorexia
The “whys” behind the disorder of anorexia are many and varied. However, the result is the same: the person is obsessed with losing weight and being thin; so much so, in fact, that she will go to any length to achieve the desired end. However, the cost is high, due to the myriad physical complications [...] Read more »