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Pro-Anorexia: The New Online Predator

by Maddie Ruud

Thousands of young women log on every day to glean tips and tricks from their fellow disordered, post "progress" pictures and update their weight stats. Do you know what they're looking at? published 14 months ago

19 comments    health food internet

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Western Standards of Beauty: An Illustrated Timeline

by Maddie Ruud

This timeline is an illustrated journey through the last 600 years, from the portraits of the European Renaissance to red-carpet photos of modern celebrities. published 14 months ago

22 comments    entertainment photos women

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Celebrities with Eating Disorders - List and Pics

by Maddie Ruud

Brief bios and pics of eating disordered celebrities. published 14 months ago

38 comments    entertainment pictures photos

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The Signs And Symptoms of Eating Disorders

by Maddie Ruud

As many as ten million women and one million men are fighting a life-and-death battle with anorexia or bulimia every day. One out of every four anorexics will die of complications from her disease. Yet, the amount of misinformation about eating disorders continues to grow with their prevalence. Eating disorders can be prevented and treated. The signs and symptoms are easy to recognize; it's just a matter of knowing where to look. published 14 months ago

4 comments    health food diet

Food phobias can relate to texture, temperature, digestion, or infection, as well as particular items.82

Comprehensive List of Food Phobias

by Maddie Ruud

While particularly common among people diagnosed with eating disorders, food phobias can also be found in otherwise mentally healthy people. published 14 months ago

12 comments    health food diet

Reading these books can help you understand eating disorders.80

Books About Eating Disorders

by Maddie Ruud

There are many books on eating disorders: dozens of true-life narratives, hundreds of workbooks, thousands of essays. These are my favorites, those that provided the most insight for me, and provide a cross-section of the types of literature available on the subject today. published 2 months ago

11 comments    health family education

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Top Ten Worst Things to Say to Someone With an Eating Disorder

by Maddie Ruud

As someone with insight, I've compiled a list of the top ten worst things to say to someone with an eating disorder, both from my own experience, and horror stories from other eating-disordered women. Some of the worst offenders to an anorexic might sound benign to you at first read, but once you understand how your loved one hears things, you'll find your relationship vastly improved. I hate to say it, but this is one case where it's not the thought that counts. published 14 months ago

14 comments    health food eating

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Common Myths About Eating Disorders Debunked

by Maddie Ruud

The amount of misinformation about eating disorders floating around is staggering. So I'm doing my part. I've listed the most common myths I've come up against, and laid out the facts in response. published 14 months ago

4 comments    health food women

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Movies And Documentaries About Eating Disorders

by Maddie Ruud

Summaries and credits for movies and documentaries about eating disorders, and where to find at the lowest price. published 12 months ago

4 comments    entertainment health movies

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Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS)

by Maddie Ruud

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, or EDNOS, is a mental illness characterized by disordered eating patterns that do not meet the full diagnostic criteria for anorexia or bulimia. published 13 months ago

2 comments    health mental health anorexia

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