Eating disorders
By: assistant editor, Lisa Firth
Series: Issues -- v. 127; Issues -- v. 127.
Publisher: Independence
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781861683663
Subjects: Body image; Obesity; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Eating disorders; Body Image
Description: It is estimated that as many as 1.15 million people in Britain suffer with an eating problem, whilst more than one in four children aged between two and ten is overweight or obese. Chapter one of this book looks at the symptoms and causes of eating disorders as well as treatments. Chapter two looks specifically at obesity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.