This week, all undergraduate Notre Dame men and women 18 years and older and not studying abroad will receive the Eating Concerns Survey 2000 from the University Counseling Center. The survey will assess the need on this campus for programs and services that address eating problems. The Counseling Center has found that individuals tend to distort this issue.
Some people believe that no problem exists while others fear there is an epidemic.
In 1988 a survey was distributed requesting information from all Notre Dame undergraduate women about their own eating behaviors. Some of the results of this study are included in this article. It is time to ask for input from the student body again so we can gain an accurate picture of how this issue impacts the day to day lives of all students. We are purposely sending the survey to all male students this time because we know this issue impacts their lives as well. Re-search studies suggest that for every ten women who struggle with their eating, one man is struggling with his eating as well.