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Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders: Anorexia & Bulimia http://www.previewshots.com/images/v1.3/t.gif
Articles written for kids about eating disorders with specific sections on anorexia and bulimia, plus their causes, effects, and symptoms.  Available in English and Spanish.  From the nonprofit group The Nemours Foundation. 

Eating Disorders - Center for Young Women's Health
Information for young women on the four types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and ED-NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified).  Includes a suggested reading guide.

Eating Disorders: Thin at All costs?
Includes definitions of different eating disorders, as well as the personal perspectives of young people who have struggled with an eating disorder. Corporation for Public Broadcasting funded through its Where Fun and Learning Click initiative.

Eating Disorders - NIMH
An overview of the different types of eating disorders and recent research into causes and treatment.  From the National Institute of Mental Health.

Healthfinder.org: Eating Disorders
Links to information and organization Web sites dealing with the topic including articles from the FDA Consumer Magazine on teens and eating disorders.  Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
This site offers both general information and specific information about eating disorders as well as information about seeking treatment.

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Last Updated: December 21, 2011