Sometimes we don’t look or feel our best and a comment – negative or positive – about our weight or body may make us a bit self-conscious. Even though others may have the best intentions, these comments can be harmful and not helpful and may come from a place of misunderstanding.
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While progress is happening every day, there’s still a significant stigma surrounding mental health issues, including eating disorders. Many people don’t believe that eating disorders are real, or they significantly underestimate the effects eating disorders can have. Of course, when people do think about eating disorders, the common picture that comes to their minds is
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Body image is often an incredibly overwhelming subject for individuals suffering from an eating disorder. Improving one’s body image is most often one of the last components of recovery from an eating disorder, making this topic very difficult to discuss. Many women with an eating disorder engage in body checking, especially after meals and snacks,
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The National Eating Disorders Association estimates that 20 million women meet criteria for an eating disorder at some point during their lives. In recent studies of NCAA athletes, over one-third of female athletes reported attitudes and symptoms placing them at risk for anorexia nervosa, and 25% had disordered eating behaviors.
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In a culture obsessed with youth, we typically think of eating disorders as a young person’s issue. However, eating disorders are affecting more middle-aged and older individuals. Eating disorders in the older population tend to receive less media attention; however, they slightly affect more women than breast cancer.
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