Eating Disorders

There are a lot of differences between me at 22 and me at 32. On the most superficial level, of course, there???s about 35 pounds, and it???s probably that extra weight that has also changed my perspective on the......

I read this story earlier today, and I just can't get it out of my head. Season 3 Kai Hibbard gave an interview in which she says she ended up with an eating disorder after being on the show.She says......

Dear Amy: My father has cancer, along with other health issues. Though his prognosis is fine, my mother seems to be showing a complete lack of concern or involvement with his health care. He has gone to oncologist and radiologist visits by himself. He...

Dear Amy: Some friends and I are members of a pretty no-nonsense gym. The majority of members are hard-core athletes who train for upcoming marathons, while the rest of us are more "well-upholstered" Midwesterners trying to get fit. There is a problem...

Dear Amy: I'm a bridesmaid for an old friend this summer, and she has chosen a three-day destination bachelorette party. She paid for her own air and hotel but expects her bridal party to pay for our costs and hers for the entire weekend, including all...

Dear Amy: I have a friend who is 17 years old. She is absolutely beautiful from head to toe. Everyone who knows her (and even people who don't know her) agree that she is a beautiful person and should change nothing about her appearance. Any time anyone...

On my first day as sports columnist for The Courant, after 15 years covering the NHL, I approached one of the most admired women's basketball players in the world. I had a question. "Ask me anything you want," Rebecca Lobo said that November day in...

Dear Amy: I am a 14-year-old girl, and I have a 20-year-old sister who has anorexia. She was officially diagnosed when she was 15. When she was in high school, she was in and out of the hospital. Since then, she has gone to college and is now a junior....

A national study reveals the number of children under 12 with eating disorders may be on the rise. The study was conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Some of these kids may have an older sibling they're modeling or a parent,"...

All week Fox59 has been discussing America’s obsession with body image and dieting and how it can lead to deadly disorders. Now, Fox59 tackles the issue of how to free yourself from food and dieting obsessions forever. Women who diet frequently are...

- Charis Center for Eating Disorders at IU Health - Lotus Group - Local Eating Disorder Referral - Indiana Overeaters Anonymous - National Institute of Mental Health on Eating Disorders - National Eating Disorders Association  - Selah House - Girls...

Hardly a week goes by that America's obsession with thinness doesn't play out on supermarket magazine racks. Remember Angelina Jolie at this year's Oscars? Celebrity glossies plastered the A-lister-turned-pipe cleaner on their covers and remarked on...