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All videos in the HealthyPlace.com Eating Disorders Center are listed here. You can click on the "title" link to watch any video. You should have both the windows media player and realone player downloaded onto your computer as some files are in the windows format and others in the real format.

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General - Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

1. The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders
   Today's mainstream culture projects a narrow view of beauty for women. Attempting to attain this level of "perfection" can have unhealthy consequences. Joyce A. Adams, M.D. and Trish Stanley, PsyD, MFT discuss the cause, effect and treatment of eating disorders in adolescent women.

2. Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
   In plain English, noted treatment specialist addresses doctors at Vanderbilt University on subject of symptoms, causes and treatments. (11/2003)

3. The Control Eating Disorders Have On The Patient - Sufferers talk about how they thought they had control over food and later found out it was the other way around. (2003)

4. Emotional Hunger
   Psychotherapist Dr. Jenn Berman says eating disorders are more about emotional needs vs food.

5. Anorexia: Causes and Effects
   Julie O'Toole from the Kartini Clinic talks about the many causes and effects of anorexia nervosa.

6. Anti-obesity Talk May Have Unintended Effect on Dieting Girls
   The pervasive anti-obesity message may be partly to blame for young girls' obsession with weight and body image, according to new research on the prevalence of dieting among Canadian girls. (05/2004)

7. Study Results: Many Young Girls Are Worried About Weight
   Girls as young as 12 admitted to take extreme measures to lose weight. (Jan. 2003)

8. Secret Addiction: Men and Eating Disorders
   One man shares the story of his eating disorder and how a summer diet turned into full-blown anorexia.

9. Over-Exercise Anorexia
   Unlike many anorexics, Jennifer isn't starving herself to death. Her problem: consumed by exercise she burns more calories than she takes in.

10. Bone Scan
    One of the results of a serious eating disorder is the loss of your period. This video shows the effects that losing your period has on your bone density.

11. Effects of Eating Disorders on Your Dental Health
    Short video from the American Dental Association.

12. Art Therapy for Treating Eating Disorders
    News report on how art therapy is used in the treatment of eating disorders. (Feb 2001)

Overeating, Obesity and Dieting

1. Prejudice Against Fat People
   Does the effect of this prejudice cause as much damage to the individual as the physical consequences of obesity? Cultural anthropoligst, Margaret MacKenzie says that prejudice affects all aspects of the overweight child's or adult's life. (watch with quicktime player)

2. Being Obese
   At five foot three and weighing in at 280 pounds, Lynn was a heart attack waiting to happen. Having tried but failed to stick to diets over the years she found herself aged 55, barely able to walk and with a low life expectancy. "I eat like a pig. I’ll be in the fridge all the time eating and eating. I have no control over myself, however many times I would go to slimming groups. I'm my own worst enemy." Here, she reflects on how being fat has affected her life. (09/2003)

3. Overweight Kids: A Growing Problem
   Kids across the country eat too much and exercise too little. Doctors say that’s a formula for weight problems, obesity and future health problems.

Healthy Eating, Dieting and Surgical Options for Controlling Weight

1. Creating an Environment for Healthy Eating/Living for Kids
   Joanne Ikeda, M.A., R.D., Center on Weight and Health, UC Berkeley says we have to make some major changes in the way our environment is structured so it's much more supportive of healthy lifestyles. (watch with quicktime player)

2. Starting a Weight Loss Program
   Dr. Clark of the Mayo Clinic (watch with quicktime player)
   
   How to be successful when you start a program
   How to begin a program
   Dr. Clark suggests small, gradual changes

3. Cutting Through the Diet Hype
   Low-fat vs. low-carb. The battle lines are drawn. But which is the best diet for losing weight? Learn how to tell one diet from another and how to cut through the hype.

4. Energy Bars and Shakes: Health Food or Junk Food?
   The idea of a snack has changed a lot in recent years. Energy bars can be found on almost any candy bar rack and energy shakes are becoming a popular meal alternative. Our panel of nutritional experts will discuss which truly are healthy and which are junk.

5. Surgical Solutions for Weight Loss
   Many obese people fail diet after diet. For them, surgery can be another option. Although bariatric surgery can be risky, it can also help people live healthier lives.

6. Surgery for Obesity in Children
   Doctor discusses reasons for and against surgery for obesity in children.

People Speak Out

	Jillian's Story - Watch Jillian's struggle with anorexia and bulimia.  Her story was part of a reality television show. (2004)  Now get an update on how she's doing.
	Hiding Her Obsession - Her mother didn't think Kendall had a problem with food, but her daughter was using dangerous methods to lose weight. She talks about it on the Oprah show. (2001)
	Anorexia: One Person's Story In her early twenties - Isabelle suffered from anorexia. It was a real shock to her because she thought it was something that only happened to teenagers. She believes it's important to be open about eating disorders - because so many people suffer from them in private. She also believes it's important for sufferers to find something they enjoy doing - so they have something positive in their lives to keep them going. Isabelle's lifeline was dancing.  (05/2004)

Looking in the Mirror
When she looks in the mirror, 14-year old Erin doesn't like what she sees.

Coping with Anorexia
How one woman's eating disorder began and the lengths she went to to disguise her disease.

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