Student Wellness Office (765-494-9355) - Services: information and resources on eating disorders; free nutrition counseling for Purdue students.
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) (765-494-6955) - Services: confidential counseling and mental health services for Purdue students; counseling can address eating disorders.
Eating Disorder: What is it?
Provides the definition and symptoms of 3 types of eating disorders.
Eating Disorders Can be Prevented
Provides basic principles for preventing eating disorders.
Eating Disorders Newsletters - Help! I’m a College Freshman
A Do and Don’ts list for college freshmen who have struggled with an eating disorder in high school.
Enhancing Male Body Image
Discusses male body image and emphasizes there is no one “right” body size.
For Men Wanting to Make Peace with Their Bodies
Presents questions to ask yourself regarding body image.
Health Consequences of Eating Disorders
Describes the health consequences of eating disorders.
What Should I Say?
Read this handout if you are concerned about the eating habits, weight and body image of someone you know. Provides suggestions about how to talk to that person about your concerns.
The Media, Body Image and Eating Disorders
Discusses how media images that help to create cultural definitions of beauty and attractiveness are often acknowledged as being among those factors contributing to the rise of eating disorders.
Causes of Eating Disorders
Describes the psychological, interpersonal, social, and biological factors that contribute to eating disorders.
Food & Body Image: How do you rate?
Take this self-assessment of your body-esteem and relationship with food.
Do I Have a Healthy Relationship with Food?
Take this self-assessment to determine if you have issues with food ranging from body obsession to an eating disorder.
Statistics: Eating Disorders & Their Precursors
Provides data on the prevalence of eating disorders
(National Eating Disorder Association, 2005)
Dying to be Thin
Bulletin board kit that portrays pictures of celebrities and provides a list of physical consequences of not eating enough.
He Said What?!
Bulletin board kit that contains quotes from guys when they were asked about how they feel about women and their bodies.
Life without ED by Jenni Schaefer with Thom Rutledge
How one woman declared independence from her eating disorder and how you can too.
Available for purchase at Gurze Books
Eating Disorders Resource Catalog
Specializes in eating disorders publications.
Available at Gurze Books
Adios Barbie - Self-described as “a body image site for every body…hoping to inspire you to love your body through thick & thin.”
Go Ask Alice! - Anonymous Q&A site run by Columbia University; search archives for answered questions about eating disorders.
National Eating Disorders Association - Provides prevention programs for a wide range of audiences, publishes and distributes educational materials as well as operates the nation's first toll-free eating disorders information and referral helpline.
The Body Positive - Devoted to teaching & promoting health at every size, encouraging people to adopt a healthy lifestyle by becoming physically active, consuming nutritious foods, developing healthy eating attitudes and habits, and developing social support, self-respect, and positive body image.
Something Fishy - Website dedicated to raising awareness & providing support to people with eating disorders and their loved ones.
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