You Must Be Hungry

A food critic grapples with her daughter's eating disorders.

Even pro-anorexia Web sites know they're wrong

In a Google search for "bulimia side effects" the second Web site to come up was "How to Avoid Bulimia Side Effects." Here a former bulimic writes that while she doesn't recommend bulimia to anyone, "The best way to slow down the erosion of your tooth enamel is to brush your teeth rigorously with a whitening toothpaste immediately after vomiting." Read More

The philosophy is not

The philosophy is not actually "if you're going to do it, here's how." It's "if you're already stuck in it, here's how to minimize damage to yourself." People without EDs like to draw a line: people in treatment and pro-ED people. Sorry, it's not that simple.

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Sheila Himmel is an award-winning food journalist. She and her daughter, Lisa, wrote Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Battle Anorexia.

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