Monday, September 9, 2013

Teens who beat obesity at risk for eating disorders

"They come in with the same fear of fat, drive for thinness, and excessive exercise drive as kids who would typically have met an anorexia nervosa diagnosis. But because they are at or a even a little bit above their normal body weight, no one thinks about that."

Our entire culture has an eating disorder. Look up the symptoms for anorexia sometime and compare them with the thought patterns of every woman you know.

Scary stuff.

Teens who beat obesity at risk for eating disorders