You Must Be Hungry

"What works?" That's the most common, and most painful question we hear. It is usually asked by a distraught parent, but we've had lots of uncles, aunts and family friends. Rarely does this get asked by the person suffering from anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder and/or obesity, even if that person is sitting right there. We wish we knew. Read More

The current health-care debate, when it focuses on food at all, focuses on obesity. Two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. That is shocking, but in the national panic about obesity, we run the risk of making things a lot worse. Read More

Our memoir, Hungry, came out this week, and the response has been wonderful, breaking through the shame and loneliness that beset patients and families. No one should be alone with eating disorders. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction ... Read More

Ladies Night Out. How long does it take six women, late 40s to mid-60s, to start talking about food? Not the food on the menu or on the plate - but the foods that aren't even there. We sit down and the first topic is, "What are your favorite binge foods?" Read More