Eating disorders in women (Topical Term)

Work cat.: Berg, F. Women afraid to eat : breaking free in today's weight-obsessed world, 2000: p. 6 ("one of the clearest descriptions in print of how it feels to have an eating disorder, as well as how eating disorders are promoted by our bizarre cultural values")

Chernin, K. The hungry self : women, eating and identity, 1985.

Pipher, M. Hunger pains : from fad diets to eating disorders--what every woman needs to know about food, dieting, and self-concept, 1995.

National Institute of Mental Health website, Oct. 22, 2000: Women Hold Up Half the Sky : Women and Mental Health Research ("The vast majority of people with an eating disorder in the U.S. are adolescent and young adult women.")

Self-Help Magazine, online, Oct. 22, 2000: Eating Disorders : Causes of Eating Disorders ("Eating disorders appear to run in families -- with female relatives most often affected ...")

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