Myths and Misperceptions about Eating Disorders

December 3, 2017

Thirty million people will suffer from eating disorders in their lifetime, yet decades after Karen Carpenter died from anorexia, myths about eating disorders continue.

For more information:

National Eating Disorders Association

The Emily Program

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry/Eating Disorders

Project Heal

Little Girl Blue by Randy Schmidt

Decoding Anorexia: How Breakthroughs in Science Offer Hope for Eating Disorders by Carrie Arnold

  • Producer: Barbara Dury
  • Editor: Anne Checler
  • Associate Producer: Sandra McDaniel
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