The Medical Minute: Eating disorder awareness
Tuesday, August 18, 2009Are you aware of the many forms an eating disorder can take? In our program at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center an emaciated 10-year-old cried over a ham sandwich which she was certain contained 4,000 calories. A woman in her 40s, who after gastric bypass surgery swung from obesity to emaciation, still struggles with her relationship to food. A young man tried to get healthy through diet and exercise, but got so caught up in the process that his weight plummeted and his mood crashed. Experts discuss the prevalence, causes, risks and an need for education about eating disorders in this week's edition of The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. (more)