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Check out this category for answers to your questions about anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and other kinds of eating disorders. Research how to gain a more positive body image. Explore the history of eating disorders and learn about how to find successful treatments.

Resources in this category:

About-Face :: http://www.about-face.org/

This site combats negative and distorted images of women.

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. :: http://www.anred.com/

Lots of information on eating disorders, including less well-known ones such as pica and body dysmorphic disorder. Topics covered include warning signs, treatment and recovery, definitions, statistics, background on causes, treatment and recovery, information on eating disorders in certain populations, complications, tips for family and friends, and a forum to share personal stories and writings.

Ask the Dietitian: Anorexia :: http://www.dietitian.com/anorexia.html

Organized in a question and answer format, this article covers many aspects of anorexia, including recommendations for dealing with friends who have this disorder. Written by registered dietitian, Joanne Larson.

Body Postive: Boosting body image at any weight :: http://www.bodypositive.com/

"BodyPositive looks at ways we can feel good in the bodies we have." This site offers resources for accepting your body at whatever weight you are.

Consumed by Success :: http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/~perspy/old/issues/1994/dec/anorexia.html

This is an essay about anorexia on college campuses, written by Jen Charat of Harvard University.

Dying to be Thin :: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/

This companion site to the film "Dying to be Thin" includes information on minority women and eating disorders, personal stories, resources, and frequently asked questions answered by an experienced psychologist.

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center :: http://www.edreferral.com/

"We are dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Edreferral.com provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders. Our goal is to provide assistance, in the form of information and resources, to those suffering with eating disorders to get them started on the road to recovery and healthy living. If you or someone you care about is affected by an eating disorder, it is important to seek help! Our site is full of information and we want to help!"

Eating Disorders -- Mirror Mirror :: http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm

This is an extensive site with many essays about different issues related to eating disorders, from self-injury to handling holidays to the ways eating disorders can strike specific groups of people: men, older women, teenagers, children. Very well done site, very informative.

Eating Disorders in a Disordered World :: http://www.eating.ucdavis.edu/

"This site combines textual narratives with powerful visual imagery to convey both the personal experience and the cultural pervasiveness of eating disorders. It provides a place for people to interactively incorporate their own stories about eating disorders, and includes a resource guide."

Homeplate: Your Homeplate for Healthy Eating :: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/svp/uhs/eating/eating-homepage.htm

Here you will find information on healthy eating and on eating disorders, including a resource list with relavant books, films, and organizations, and an advice section with recovery tips for eating disorder sufferers and their friends and families.

Mysistahs.org: young women of color: body image :: http://www.mysistahs.org/health/bodyimage/index.htm

Providing information about healthy body image and eating disorders involving African-American, Latina, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American girls, this page of the more general Mysistahs.org website is specific to these issues.

National Eating Disorders Association :: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), the biggest U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, has a site offering information on how to recognize and how to get treatment for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder as well as advice to people with body image and weight issues.

Something Fishy's Eating Disorder Site :: http://www.something-fishy.org/

This site focuses primarily on anorexia and bulimia, though it also includes some information on compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder. Includes signs andsymptoms, what you can do, sources of online support, physical dangers, words fromsurvivors, and treatment options, among other information.

Weight Control Information Network :: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm

Provides information on healthy behaviors, dieting, healthy eating and much more. "Take Charge of your Health" through the variety of resources offered on this site.