It’s More Than a Diet: What We Still Get Wrong About Eating Disorders
I want to start with something that took me a long time to understand: eating disorders are not about food. I know that sounds like exactly the wrong place to begin an article about eating disorders, but stick with me, because I think this single misunderstanding is responsible for the majority of harm compared to anything else surrounding this topic. We talk about eating disorders like they are dietary problems that got out of hand. It makes it sound like someone went on a diet and simply...