Eating disorders /Viqi Wagner, book editor.
Eating disorders /Viqi Wagner, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, (c)2007.
- 244 pages.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Are eating disorders a serious problem? -- Eating disorders are a growing public health threat / Problem of eating disorders is exaggerated / Eating disorders primarily affect white Western women / Eating disorders are a growing problem among minority women / Eating disorders contribute to the epidemic of obesity in America / Obesity epidemic is a myth that promotes eating disorders / What causes eating disorders? -- Genetics play a significant role in eating disorders / Eating disorders may be symptoms of chronic physical illness / Neurochemical imbalances cause anorexia / Eating disorders have multiple complex causes / Cultural obsession with thinness is harmful / Cultural obsession with thinness is not harmful / Fashion industry promotes eating disorders / Fashion industry should not be held responsible for eating disorders / What role does the Internet play in eating disorders? -- Pro-ana web sites are dangerous and should be condemned / Pro-ana web sites are valuable and have a right to exist / Controversial web sites glorify anorexia and bulimia / Internet is an important tool in recovery from eating disorders / Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action -- Malcolm Evans -- Anne Iverson -- Denise Brodey -- Susan Z. Yanovski -- Courtney E. Martin -- Craig Johnson, Cynthia Bulik -- Randy Schellenberg -- Ellen Ruppel Shell -- Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Incorporated -- Mimi Spencer -- Polly Vernon -- Janet Treasure [and others] -- Michelle Cottle -- Elanor Taylor -- Angie Rankman -- Kristen Depowski, Kelly Hart -- Theresia Laksmana.
Addresses the severity of eating disorders as a public health threat, the causes that contribute to them, treatment, and media/Internet coverage.
9780737733488 9780737733495
2007007382
101469309 DNLM
Eating disorders--Juvenile literature.
Eating disorders.
Feeding and Eating Disorders--etiology
Feeding and Eating Disorders--therapy
Internet
Young adult literature.
RC552 / .E285 2007
Includes bibliographies and index.
Are eating disorders a serious problem? -- Eating disorders are a growing public health threat / Problem of eating disorders is exaggerated / Eating disorders primarily affect white Western women / Eating disorders are a growing problem among minority women / Eating disorders contribute to the epidemic of obesity in America / Obesity epidemic is a myth that promotes eating disorders / What causes eating disorders? -- Genetics play a significant role in eating disorders / Eating disorders may be symptoms of chronic physical illness / Neurochemical imbalances cause anorexia / Eating disorders have multiple complex causes / Cultural obsession with thinness is harmful / Cultural obsession with thinness is not harmful / Fashion industry promotes eating disorders / Fashion industry should not be held responsible for eating disorders / What role does the Internet play in eating disorders? -- Pro-ana web sites are dangerous and should be condemned / Pro-ana web sites are valuable and have a right to exist / Controversial web sites glorify anorexia and bulimia / Internet is an important tool in recovery from eating disorders / Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action -- Malcolm Evans -- Anne Iverson -- Denise Brodey -- Susan Z. Yanovski -- Courtney E. Martin -- Craig Johnson, Cynthia Bulik -- Randy Schellenberg -- Ellen Ruppel Shell -- Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Incorporated -- Mimi Spencer -- Polly Vernon -- Janet Treasure [and others] -- Michelle Cottle -- Elanor Taylor -- Angie Rankman -- Kristen Depowski, Kelly Hart -- Theresia Laksmana.
Addresses the severity of eating disorders as a public health threat, the causes that contribute to them, treatment, and media/Internet coverage.
9780737733488 9780737733495
2007007382
101469309 DNLM
Eating disorders--Juvenile literature.
Eating disorders.
Feeding and Eating Disorders--etiology
Feeding and Eating Disorders--therapy
Internet
Young adult literature.
RC552 / .E285 2007