E a t i n g   D i s o r d e r s *

N E D A   |   Recovering Anorexia   |   A N A D A D E A   |   AN-RED   |   Kids Health Teenage Health   |   About Face   |   Home Plate NECD.Ca   |   Dying to be Thin   |   EDReferral Eating Disorders Anonymous

National Eating Disorders Association

  N E D A
• expand public understanding of eating disorders
• promote access to quality treatment

Recovering Anorexia

  Website on Eating Disorders
• is the personal project of a recovering anorexic
• links running down to the left include latest news
• each one opens with a list of subject headings
• very current

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

  A N A D

• focuses on support and understanding
• an interactive bulletin lets visitors read letters
  from others
• may post their own letter
• sponsors support groups accross the US
  and internationally
• an online directory provids information about local
  meetings

The Alliance for Easting Disorders Awareness

  A D E A

• includes an information checklist and articles
• also promotes awareness of body image as portrayed
  in vaious media outlets

Something Fishy

  AN-RED

• is straightforward
• addressing the lesser-known eating disorders not
  covered by other Web sites

Kids Health

  KidsHealth.Org

• especially written for children, teens, or parents
• is one of the most inviting, comprehensive, and
  informative consumer health sites on the Internet
  today

Teen Health and the Media: Body Image and Nutrition

  Teenage Health and the Media

• delivers powerful messages
• a media challenge enables teens to test their
  media evaluation skills

About Face

  About-Face.Org

• dedicated to eraticating negative and distorted body
  images in the media

Homeplate

  Your Homeplate for Healthy Eating

• addresses many aspects of healthy eating and positive
  body images

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre

  NECD.Ca

• presents a welcoming, informative, and professional site
• full of information, positive images, and coping strategies
• maintains an excellent annotaded bibliography

Dying to be Thin

  Dying to be Thin

• allows viewing of the entire broadcast of Dying to be Thin
  - PBS 2000
• a Q / A with two doctors
• an opportunity to read and share stories
• an interactive feature on the body's nutritional needs

Eating Disorders Anonymous

  E D A

• provides a 12-step program for recovery
• a fellowship of individuals who share their experiences
  to help others recover

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center

  EDReferral.Com

• provides numerous other treatment options
• finds international eating disorders practitioners
  treatment centers, workshops, retreats, telephone and
  online counseling
• research / studies offering free treatment support groups,
  and interventions

* "Webwatch" Library Journal, September 2003 p. 29 - 30

Wolfhard Touchard, M. L. S. Retired Reference & Database Librarian Andrews University - February 2011