Teen Eating Disorders

Whether you are trying to research eating disorders, or know someone that might have a problem, these sites will help you to get some basic knowledge of the symptoms of these diseases. Be sure to ask your librarian for more information -- here's a subject where books offer more recent and readable research for teens!



http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/eatingdisorders/index.htm
A site for younger girls that gives short, clear-cut explanations of what eating disorders are, stories about girls who have battled them, and tells who to contact for help about suspected disorders.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/
For those who like multimedia presentations of research – this is the online companion to a PBS special “Dying to Be Thin”. Hear first person accounts of the disease and click on resource links to gain additional information.

http://www.anred.com/stats.html
ANRED: anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders. This site is not teen friendly, and a bit hard to navigate. However, if you are looking for serious information with updated statistics, it is worth the hassle. Get a librarian or someone to help if you can’t unearth what you need.

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=294
From the National Eating Orders Association, again this site is not targeted towards teens. But, it provides a wealth of information including articles specifically targeted towards women of color and men and boys – often overlooked groups in the research.