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Discusses the use of over-the-counter, prescription, and herbal diet drugs as well as liquid and prepackaged diet foods and explains their relation to eating disorders and proper nutrition.

To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land.

Explains why many young athletes are vulnerable to eating disorders and what they can do to prevent them.

Discusses the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia including history and research, psychological and biological causes, societal pressures, treatment, recovery, and prevention.

An introduction to eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, discussing why they occur and the risks they pose, and looking at nutrition as the key to their prevention and treatment.

When her parents check sixteen-year-old Janie into Golden Slopes to help her recover from her bulimia, she discovers that she must talk about things she has admitted to no one--not even herself.

Explores the causes, treatments, and consequences of anorexia and bulimia.

An introduction to the history, research, and treatment of eating disorders.

Presents a comprehensive study of obesity in America, and discusses why some people overeat, health risks such as hypertension and diabetes, and ways to achieve nutritional and emotional balance.

Through objective interviews, primary sources and full-color illustrations this title examines bulimia.

Teens will look into their self-image, not only exploring the ways they see themselves but also how others see them in this straightforward volume.

Explores eating disorders trends, body image and eating disorders, the relationship between the media and eating disorders, and strategies to curb eating disorders.

Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes overweight.

Explores the history of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, discussing their symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

Discusses addiction to exercise, its relationship to diet diseases like bulimia and anorexia, its causes, and what can be done to overcome it.