Links to Resources for Eating Disorders

Alaska Regional Eating Disorders Center
A variety of topics and resources for Anorexia, Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder (BED).

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
This Web site includes information about anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders.  

Eating Disorders: Facts for Teens
This article from Family Doctor.Org gives an overview of eating disorders, including specific information on anorexia and bulimia.

The Eating Disorder Foundation
Food isn’t the issue. Neither is weight. You need to look at your feelings. These feelings and thoughts create negative emotions that keep you spinning in a downward spiral. We are here to help you or someone you love get help. With the respect and care you deserve. This is not your fault. We’re here for you. Contact us today.

Eating Disorders, Types, Warning Signs and Treatments
Extensive information including self-help.

Eating Disorders Require Medical Attention
This article was originally published by the US Food and Drug Administration and is designed to provide information about eating disorders for teens.

Facts about Eating Disorders and Search for Solutions
This pamphlet from the National Institute for Mental Health includes information about treatment strategies and current research findings.

In Her Own Words: Living With Anorexia and Bulimia
Joanne is a dietitian living in Illinois. She began restricting her food intake and vomiting while in high school, but she believes the roots of her eating disorder date back much further. In college, she tried to stop on her own. Once she recognized that she needed help, she sought treatment for anorexia and bulimia. Today, at age 25, she has fully recovered.

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. is a non-profit corporation which will seek to alleviate the problems of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa; to educate the general public and professionals in the health care field to be more aware of the illnesses relating to eating disorders and methods of treatment.

Teenagers with Eating Disorders
This fact sheet is written by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

WASTING AWAY: ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA
Originally broacast in 2005 on KAKM Alaska. Guests include Dr. Kelly Brownell, Director of the Yale University Center for Eating and Weight Disorders.