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Lisa. is a teenage girl with symptoms of an eating disorder. She is terrified of being fat and thinks her body is disgusting. Lisa is the protagonist of the story, and it is her narrative we read in Fat Chance. Dad. Lisa's hard working father. It was his idea to buy the 'Dog Squad' food van and set it up at Jan Juc Beach. He wanted the family ...
The Best Little Girl in the World is a 1979 American young adult coming of age novel by Steven Levenkron, telling the story of Kessa, a teen who suffers from an eating disorder. [1] The book was originally published by Warner Books in 1979.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. Mental illness characterized by abnormal eating habits that adversely affect health Medical condition Eating disorder Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology Symptoms Abnormal eating habits that negatively affect physical or mental health Complications Anxiety disorders, depression ...
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a feeding or eating disorder in which individuals significantly limit the volume or variety of foods they consume, causing malnutrition, weight loss, or psychosocial problems. [1] Unlike eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, body image disturbance is not a root cause.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. [1] Ned Vizzini later died by suicide [2] on December 19, 2013. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. [3]
As with other eating disorders, binge eating is an "expressive disorder"—a disorder that is an expression of deeper psychological problems. [9] People who have binge eating disorder have been found to have higher weight bias internalization, which includes low self-esteem, unhealthy eating patterns, and general body dissatisfaction. [ 22 ]
The following is a list of fictional media portraying eating disorders as a prominent or main theme (excluding brief trivial and non-notable mentions). List is categorized by media type and title in alphabetical order.
The series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders, who met at a "shame-based" support group called Belt Tighteners. Its characters included those with bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder. Eric Schaeffer created the show as well as writing, starring in and directing it, based upon his own struggle with eating ...