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Hunt: Eating disorders are culturally accepted forms of self-harm

Hunt: Eating disorders are culturally accepted forms of self-harm

October 13, 2022

Content Warning: This story includes mentions of eating disorders, self-harm and suicide. I remember very little from the time I had an eating disorder. The memories have been lost in a cloudy haze...

Hiredesai: Bodies in sport

Hiredesai: Bodies in sport

November 8, 2021

Content warning: This story includes mentions of eating disorders. There are few bodies as subject to scrutiny as those of athletes. This constant gaze places immense pressure on athletes to live up...

Speak Your Mind: CAPS Body Acceptance Week gives space to discuss eating disorders

Speak Your Mind: CAPS Body Acceptance Week gives space to discuss eating disorders

March 8, 2020

OLIVIA DEMETRIADES: From the Daily Northwestern, I’m Olivia Demetriades. SAMMI BOAS: And I’m Sammi Boas. Welcome to “Speak Your Mind,” a weekly podcast dedicated to discussing mental health...

Buonomo: Diet culture: more dangerous than it seems

Buonomo: Diet culture: more dangerous than it seems

November 3, 2019

Content warning: This article includes discussions of disordered eating. If you want to know the calorie count of virtually any dish, from the 620 kcal in a Panera cinnamon roll to the 3.36 kcal in...

Augustine: Doctors need sufficient eating disorder education

September 26, 2019

Mental and physical health are sometimes seen as two distinct entities. Generally, mental health concerns are allocated to therapists or counselors, and physical ailments are brought to medical doctors....

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