by Melissa Gerson | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog
It has been reported that nine percent of college students today screen positive for ED symptoms (Eisenberg, Nicklett, Roeder, & Kirz, 2011). There are a number of factors that may contribute to this rate (read more about the pressure for perfection by founder...
by Melissa Gerson | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
Over hundreds and thousands of years, our ancestors developed adaptations to survive famine. When faced with a dramatic shift in energy availability (i.e. decrease in food), the body responds with neurobiological, hormonal and metabolic changes. So what does that...
by Melissa Gerson | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
You may have seen the recent Weight Watchers campaign that promotes free teen memberships starting in the summer of 2018. Weight Watchers is deploying a classic marketing technique—a free startup offer in the hopes that once hooked on the product, participants would...
by Melissa Gerson | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog
Author of the New York Times article “When Anorexics Grow Up,” Lisa Fogarty vividly recalls her first experience with anorexia on screen. A number of made-for-TV movies hit televisions in the late 80’s and 90’s that provided her and many others with their first...
by Melissa Gerson | Jul 7, 2017 | In The News
Eating disorders during pregnancy pose a risk to both mother and baby. Some experts hypothesize that one in twenty women suffer an eating disorder while pregnant. Unfortunately, eating disorders are infrequently discussed at routine OB appointments, though they have...
