Blogger’s
Guide to Eating Disorders
Official Eating Disorder Diagnoses.................................2
Eating Disorder Trends .....................................................2
Shocking Statistics ............................................................3
History of Eating Disorders .............................................3
The Path to Recovery ........................................................4
Genes Load the Gun; Life Pulls the Trigger...................5
The Warning Signs ............................................................6
The Deadliest Mental Illness ...........................................7
Financial Implications .......................................................8
New Views on Eating Disorder Treatment .....................9
When Someone has an Eating Disorder,
the Entire Family Reacts .................................................10
Lifestyle Choices that Prevent or Promote Healing ....11
Eating Disorder Myths Debunked ................................11
Seasonal Stories .............................................................. 12
Resources for Reporters ................................................ 12
Table of
Contents:
Blogger’s Guide to Eating Disorders
More than 11 million men and women in the United States struggle with an eating disorder. To raise awareness and
understanding of these devastating diseases, Eating Recovery Center, a behavioral hospital focused on comprehensive treatment
and sustainable recovery for eating disorders, has developed this Blogger’s Guide to Eating Disorders. This guide offers
information and resources to support your stories about America’s deadliest mental illness.
For further questions about eating disorders or to arrange an interview
with one of the experts listed in this guide, please contact:
Shannon Fern
Molly Koch
CSG|PR
CSG|PR
303.433.7020
303.433.7020
sfern@csg-pr.com
mkoch@csg-pr.com
Official Eating
Disorder Diagnoses
Anorexia Nervosa: A serious, potentially life-threatening
eating