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eating disorders awareness week

Disordered thinking on eating disorders

This week marks 2010 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. One of the three goals of the week is to “reduc[e] the stigma surrounding eating disorders” by properly informing people that “eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses—not choices—and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder.”

This week marks 2010 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. One of the three goals of the week is to “reduc[e] the stigma surrounding eating disorders” by properly informing people that “eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses—not choices—and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder.”

Fight Back: Eating Disorders

This week, take stock of the way you look at your body, notice how you think about food. Now, quiet your inner self-critics—put them on the shelf for the next week at least—and join us in the revolution.

This week, take stock of the way you look at your body, notice how you think about food. Now, quiet your inner self-critics—put them on the shelf for the next week at least—and join us in the revolution.