Become aware of the situations that make you want
to binge and look for ways to avoid or defuse them.
Do not go on extreme diets.
Be alert to signs of low self-worth, anxiety, depres-
sion, and drug or alcohol abuse and seek help as soon
as these signs appear.
Resources
BOOKS
Agras, W. Stewart.Overcoming Eating Disorders: A Cogni-
tive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Bulimia Nervosa
and Binge-Eating Disorder. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2008.
Carleton, Pamela and Deborah Ashin.Take Charge of Your
Child’s Eating Disorder: A Physician’s Step-By-Step
Guide to Defeating Anorexia and Bulimia.New York:
Marlowe & Co., 2007.
Heaton, Jeanne A. and Claudia J. Strauss.Talking to Eating
Disorders: Simple Ways to Support Someone Who Has
Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating or Body Image Issues.
New York, NY: New American Library, 2005.
Kolodny, Nancy J.The Beginner’s Guide to Eating Disorders
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Munsch, Simone and Christoph Beglinger, eds.Obesity and
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Rubin, Jerome S., ed.Eating Disorders and Weight Loss
Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers,
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Saxen, Ron.The Good Eater: The True Story of One Man’s
Struggle With Binge Eating Disorder. Oakland, CA:
New Harbinger Publications, 2007.
Walsh, B. Timothy.If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Dis-
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Watson, Stephanie.Binge Eating. New York: Rosen Pub.
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PERIODICALS
DeAngelis, Tori. ‘‘Binge-eating Disorder: What’s the Best
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ORGANIZATIONS
American Psychological Association. 750 First Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20002-4242. Telephone: (800) 374-
2721; (202) 336-5500. TDD/TTY: (202)336-6123.
Website:http://www.apa.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated
Disorders (ANAD). P.O. Box 7 Highland Park, IL
- Telephone: (847) 831-3438. Website:http://
[http://www.anad.org](http://www.anad.org>)
National Eating Disorders Association. 603 Stewart Street,
Suite 803, Seattle, WA 98101. Help and Referral Line:
(800) 931-2237. Office Telephone: (206) 382-3587.
Website:http://www.edap.org
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Kidney Diseases. September 2004.<http://www.niddk
.nih.gov/publications/binge.html>Tish Davidson, A.M.Bioengineered foods
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pesticides or insecticides to protect plants, plants that
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the consumer.
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