Links and Resources
The Internet offers a wealth of information about eating
disorders, nutrition, and health. Here are some sites you might
like to try:
Other eating-related organizations
Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders of Northeastern New York: The Comprehensive Care Center creates a formal collaboration between Albany Medical Center,
Four Winds Hospitals and Bellevue Woman's Hospital to ensure that
patients with eating disorders receive quality care. The mission
of the Comprehensive Care Center is to provide clinical support and guidance to those in
Northeastern New York State who deal with the complex issues associated
with eating disorders.
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org: This is the
website of the National Eating Disorders Association. It offers
treatment referrals, a media advocacy program, and links to
other eating disorders associations.
www.anad.org:
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated
Disorders is the oldest advocacy group for persons with eating
disorders and their families. The site offers services,
resources, information about pending legislation, and links to
other organizations.
www.eatingdisorderinfo.org: The
Alliance
for Eating Disorder Awareness provides educational information
to parents and caregivers about the warning signs, dangers, and
consequences of eating disorders. Their website includes hotline
phone numbers and referrals for treatment. They also have
uplifting success stories and recommended reading.
www.edreferral.com:
The Eating Disorder Referral and
Information
Center
gives referrals to eating disorder specialists, treatment
facilities and support groups. Their website also includes a
wealth of information on such topics as finding a therapist,
helping loved ones, getting insurance coverage for treatment,
pregnancy and eating disorders, and more.
www.eatright.org:
This is the homepage for the American Dietetic Association. Once
you are at the home page, click on the Health Lifestyle tab at
the top of the page, then on Good Nutrition Reading List. Or,
when on Nutrition Resources, click on Nutrition Fact Sheets, and
you’ll find a number of concise information fact sheets, such as
the calcium fact sheet. “Choose Calcium-Rich Foods for Strong
Bones.”
Other informative sites
www.something-fishy.org: Something Fishy is one
of the original web sites dedicated to people with eating
disorders. This site offers general information about eating
disorders, including signs and symptoms, links to others in
recovery, information about ongoing studies, chat rooms, and
chats with guest experts, and many more features.
www.bulimia.com:
This is the website of Gurze Books, publishers of eating
disorders books and journals and Eating Disorders Today.
Gurze offers an online catalog of more that 200 titles of books
and other resources, plus links to many other eating disorders
sites including treatment facilities, organizations, and
informational sites.
www.mirror-mirror.org:
Mirror-Mirror is a tribute to individuals who are recovering
from eating disorders. In addition to offering definitions,
signs and symptoms, relapse warning signs, and much more, there
is a “Survivor’s Wall” where visitors have written messages
about their own recovery.
www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/index.htm:
This Body Wise site is part of Girl Power – the national public
education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of health
and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9 to 14
year-old girls to make the most of their lives.
Portions of this page were
copied from Eating Disorders
Today, Spring 2002
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