Need help with your relationship with food? Visit these sites to learn about various eating disorders, what the root causes are and how to regain control.
- National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA): NEDA offers information and treatment options for those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. Also for those with body image and weight issues.
- Academy for Eating Disorders (AED): AED is a good source for research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. The AED provides education, training and a forum where medical professionals and sufferers can talk through the issues.
- Eating Disorders Coalition (EDC): This awareness group is working for federal recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority.
- Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA): BEDA helps sufferers learn to manage the underlying issues that lead to compulsive overeating.
- Multi-Service Eating Disorder Association (MEDA): MEDA is a nonprofit organization working towards the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. It’s a support network and resource for clients, loved ones, clinicians, educators and the general public.
- NORMAL In Schools (NIS): NIS is a national nonprofit arts-and-education organization that educates kids on the devastating impact of eating disorders. It focuses on the therapeutic impact of the arts and related issues, such as body image, self-esteem and family communication.
- The National Association for Males with Eating Disorders Inc. (NAMED): NAMED is geared specifically toward men with eating disorders and their families.
- Men Get Eating Disorders Too: This site includes information that is specific to the needs of men, including definitions and symptoms, treatments, links, and support. Men with eating disorders can tell their stories on the site and participate in the online forums and live chats.