Rader Programs - Specializing in the Treatment of all Eating Disorders. Rader Programs. 1/23/07.
<http://www.raderprograms.com/googleindex.aspx?gclid=CM6y9I7_94kCFRYiUAodbW4WSQ>

this site provides me with a lot of information about eating disorders, tretment, the problem, and the solution. This program breaks down a persons disorder and diagnoses its severity and treats it as necessary. the Rader program is a rehabilitation center located in California where people can come and recover, and heal from their disorder. sites like this, and rehabilitation programs are saving lives of those dangerously underweight, and who need help. this is a different kind of information than what ive been getting and shows that after you are diagnosed and know the symptoms, and how dangerous or serious the disorder is, it is a disorder, and you do need help. the rehab center helps you recover, informs you, and gets your through. this

New Life Centers: Eating Disorders Treatment for Anorexia and Bulemia. New Life Centers Inc. 2005. 1/23/07
<http://www.newlifecenters.org/>

this site is a source of treatment for people with anorexia and bulemia. this site shows me the different "approaches" used when assisting peoples recovery. i think this site is helpful to me for my research, however is even more helpful to those who have eating disorders. the people with eating disorders can learn from this site that there are a lot of people who want to help them out, and make them stronger, and healthier. this site shows what steps are taken when trying to get a person back to normal, etc.

Eating Disorders. Barbara P. Homeier, MD. June 2005. 1/11/07.
<http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/eating_disorders.html>

this site is more general information because it is for a different audience, more along the lines of younger kids. The site includes more elaborate information about effects, warning signs, and when to suspect when a person has an eating disorder etc.

Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulemia. Barbara P. Homeier, MD. November 2004. 1/11/07.
<http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/problems/eat_disorder.html>

Basically in this site I found a scenario with a person, explaining how her life changed after she became anorexic. I found a majority of the same facts I find everywhere explaining that losing weight and maintaining a low body weight becomes an obsession. This site included that people with anorexia never see themselves as thin even when they have a dangerously low body weight. This site backed up all the information on side effects and causes in more than just fact form. This teen health page is conveniently organized and one of my better sources. The more sites I get the more I learn about my topic, even though most sites contain a lot of the same information.

ANRED, AnorexiaNervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc., 2005, 3 Jan. 2007
<http://www.anred.com/toc.html>

this site explains who can and what kind of people get eating disorders. who is at risk for developing an eating disorder. etc.

i think this site is helpful and informational. this site brought to my attention information which i was not familiar with. this site did more than just provide me the basics the who what were why and when, but that and more. this site changed my views and opened my eyes to some new information. i now know that eating disorders are related to more than just self confidence or self esteem.

eating disorders bibliography

Eating Disorders. Montecatini. A Residence of Healing and Hope for Women. 2006. 12 Dec. 2006
<http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/anorexia.php>

Teen eating disorders 2

I have done some more research on the internet and found some more important information on my topic. Eating disorders are commonly related to depression. the web site http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/anorexia.php elaborates on how depression can cause the eating disorder, or the other way around. This information whichI read makes sence. "All in all, eating disorders are very complex emotional issues -- Though they may seem to be nothing more than a dangerously obsessive weight concern on the surface, for most men and women suffering with an eating disorder there are deeper emotional conflicts to be solved." The web site also includes a list of simptoms which people with the disorders may deny and reject. They think other people can have these simptoms while not being anorexic or bulemic, so that doesnt mean i'm anorexic/bulemic. Here is the list of symptoms:

Anorexia/Bulimia
-Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time.
-Wearing big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss.
-Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if "average" weight or thin).
-Obsession with calories and fat content of foods.
-Obsession with continuous exercise.
-Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting).
-Visible food restriction and self-starvation.
-Visible bingeing and/or purging.
-Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas.
-Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
-Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrap food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away.
-Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) or to eat at a later time (Bulimia).
-Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (can cause sewage problems).
-Vague or secretive eating patterns.
-Keeping a "food diary" or lists that consists of food and/or behaviors (ie., purging, restricting, calories consumed, exercise, etc.)
-Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking.
-Visiting websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight.
-Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders.
-Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
-Hair loss. Pale or "grey" appearance to the skin.
-Dizziness and headaches.
-Frequent soar throats and/or swollen glands.
-Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themself down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. Need for acceptance and approval from others.
-Complaints of often feeling cold.
-Low blood pressure.
-Loss of menstrual cycle.
-Constipation or incontinence.
-Bruised or calluses knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks.
-Perfectionistic personality.
-Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations.
-Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
-nsomnia. Poor sleeping habits

A person with an eating disorder "They may be afraid of losing control over the amount of food they eat, accompanied by the desire to control their emotions and reactions to their emotions". Those who are anorexic or bulemic may feel like they cannot loose control over themselves, or feel like they need to be in total control of their body or their weight. "The Eating Disorder, Anorexia, is a unique reaction to a variety of external and internal conflicts, such as stress, anxiety, unhappiness and feeling like life is out of control."

Recently i have found out a lot more information on my topic, but i still need plently of information. i would like to find somehow how a specific person feels, acts, and does. i want to find a possiable interview with a person with an eating disorder and find out what triggered it, causes, reasons, feelings, habbits during the time of the eating disorder, habbits after, etc.