Eating Disorders

by Kevin Hillstrom

This series provides users with accessible information for evaluating the often conflicting and ever-changing issues surrounding nutrition and healthy living.; This title in Lucent's Nutrition and Health series talks about eating disorders. It describes the different types of eating disorders, their prevalence in society, what research suggests about causes and risk factors for having an eating disorder, how eat; Individual volumes focus on a specific health or nutrition-related topic, such as body image, diets and dieting, junk food, or vegetarianism. Each contains a topic overview, information about changing trends, up-to-date scientific analysis, and a look at

128 pages, Library Binding

First published September 12, 2012