Resources

Web sites about body image, eating disorders and media.

• The Alliance of Eating Disorders Awareness
• Ellyn Satter Institute
• Gurze Books
• MedlinePlus
• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
• National Eating Disorders Association

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Recommended reading (available through Gurze Books and at many major bookstores)

Andersen, Arnold; Cohn, Leigh; and Holbrook, Thomas. Making Weight: Healing Men's Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books, 2000.

Berg, Frances M. Hettinger. Women Afraid to Eat: Breaking Free in Today's Weight-Obsessed World. ND: Healthy Weight Network, 2001.

Butitta, Kate; Canterbury, Marna. Journey Toward Freedom: Rediscovering the Pleasure of Normal Eating. Methodist Hospital Eating Disorders Institute, 2006. Available through the Stores @ Park Nicollet at 952-993-2662. Order now.

Freedman, PhD, Rita. Calsbad. Body Love: Learning to Like Our Looks and Ourselves. CA: Gurze Books, 2002.

Friedman, Sandra Susan. When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence. Firefly Books, 2000.

Johnston, PhD, Anita. Eating by the Light of the Moon. Carlsbad, CA: Gurze Books, 2000. 

Mettner, Jeanne (ed.). How Did This Happen? A practical guide to understanding eating disorders – for teachers, parents and coaches. Methodist Hospital Eating Disorders Institute, 1999. Available through The Stores @ Park Nicollet at 952-993-2662. Order now.

Norstrom, Jane (ed.); Schallock, Cindy (ed.); Simper, Shannon (ed.). Journeys – True Stories of hope and recovery from those who have lived through an eating disorder. Methodist Hospital Eating Disorders Institute, 2004. Available through The Stores @ Park Nicollet at 952-993-2662. Order now.

Pipher, PhD, Mary. Hunger Pains: The Modern Woman's Tragic Quest for Thinness. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997.

Satter, Ellyn. Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family. Kelcy Press, 1999.

Schaefer, Jenni. Life Without Ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004.