Anatomy of Anorexia
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; W. W. Norton
Published: February 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780393048353
First sentence: OBVIOUSLY, not all girls and women exposed to our cultural emphasis on thinness develop eating disorders.
Description: Tracing the origins and causes of this disease, the author shows how an innocent desire to lose a few pounds can manifest in life-threatening symptoms, discussing the social and physiological forces that shape the illness.