Myth: Anorexia is Just an Extreme Diet
A parent explains what it’s like to care for a child in the early months of anorexia, and how isolating this can feel when family and friends just don’t get it.
Do People With Anorexia Realise How Ill They Are?
We take a look at anosognosia. What it is and what it means for treatment.
Myth: Someone With Anorexia Can’t Get Pregnant
Are pregnancy and anorexia mutually exclusive? What maternity services need to know.
Myth: Only Young People Get Anorexia Nervosa
It was long believed that anorexia was an illness of the young. But older people get anorexia too.
Myth: People With Anorexia Enjoy Starving
In the upside-down world of anorexia nervosa, fear of starvation can cause starvation
Myth: People With Anorexia Don’t go to Restaurants
Tv doc Hilary Jones said so, so it must be true, right?
Myth: Men and Boys Don’t Get Anorexia
Think anorexia nervosa is just an illness of teenage girls? Think again.
Myth: People Who Have Anorexia Don’t Get Hungry
Thinking about food all the time but don’t feel hungry? Your brain is trying to tell you something.
Myth: Parents Cause Anorexia Nervosa
Why this idea could never have been true, if you really think about it
Myth: There is no Genetic Link to Anorexia Nervosa
‘We really shouldn’t be debating anymore whether genes play a role’. We talk to Dr Cynthia Bulik about the genetics of eating disorders
Myth: Weight Restored Equals Recovered
They may look physically well, but it’s the mindset of someone who’s had anorexia that is important
Myth: Anorexia is all About Control
Is the person with anorexia in control or is it controlling them?
Myth: Everyone with Anorexia has a Low BMI
You can’t tell someone has an eating disorder by the way they look
