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Understanding Eating Disorders Books Handouts & Worksheets Podcats For Family & Caregivers

What Is an Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that affect a person’s relationship with food and body image, can impact anyone regardless of age, gender, or body size, and develop through a combination of biological, genetic, psychological, and environmental factors, but with appropriate treatment and support, recovery is possible.

  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

    Restricting food intake because of sensory sensitivities, low interest in food, or fear of unpleasant consequences, rather than concerns about body weight or shape.

  • Anorexia Nervosa

    An eating disorder involving food restriction, intense fear of weight gain, and difficulties with body image.

Types of Eating Disorders

  • Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)

    Recurrent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food with a feeling of loss of control, often accompanied by distress.

  • Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder (UFED)

    Significant eating-related difficulties when there is insufficient information to specify a particular diagnosis.

  • Bulimia Nervosa

    Recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors, such as vomiting or excessive exercise.

  • Pica

    Persistent eating of non-food substances that are not part of customary or culturally supported practices.

  • Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)

    Significant eating disorder symptoms that cause distress or impairment but do not meet all the criteria for another specific disorder.

  • Rumination Disorder

    Repeated regurgitation of food, which may be rechewed, reswallowed, or spat out.

Learn More about the Specific Types of Eating Disorders

Canadian Mental Health Association

Overview of eating disorder types, risk factors, treatment options, and support resources to help individuals understand eating disorders and find appropriate care.

National Eating Disorder Information Centre

Resource for eating disorder education, symptoms, and eating disorder treatment approaches.

Books

Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison, a book exploring diet culture, intuitive eating, and Health at Every Size®.
Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison, a book exploring diet culture, intuitive eating, and Health at Every Size®.

‘Anti-Diet’

by Christy Harrison

Book cover titled "Sick Enough," second edition, by Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD. The cover features a large circle made of numerous diverse illustrated people, with the title in bold teal letters in the center. The book is about medical complications of eating disorders and undernutrition.

‘Sick Enough: A Guide To The Medical Complications Of Eating Disorders’

by Jennifer L. Gaudiani

Podcasts

An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast

Dr. Marianne-Land

Explores eating disorder recovery, body image, and the relationship with food through expert interviews, personal experiences, and practical strategies for conditions such as anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, and ARFID.

HealthBite

Dr. Adrienne Youdim

Explores the connection between nutrition, mental and emotional well-being, and healthy habits, offering science-informed insights and practical strategies to support a healthier relationship with food and overall wellness.

Liv Label Free

Livia Sara

Explores the connection between autism, ADHD, and eating disorders through lived experiences, conversations, and practical insights to support neurodivergent individuals and their loved ones throughout recovery.

Food Psych

Christy Harrison

Explores eating disorder recovery, intuitive eating, body image, and diet culture, offering expert conversations and insights to help listeners build a healthier relationship with food and their bodies.

Find Your Food Voice

Julie Duffy Dillon

A registered dietitian, explores intuitive eating, diet culture, body image, and eating disorder recovery to help listeners build a healthier relationship with food and their bodies.

Taking Up Space

Cassie Krajewski

Exores body image, body liberation, eating disorder recovery, and the impact of societal pressures through interviews and personal stories, helping listeners build self-acceptance and a healthier relationship with their bodies

Men Unscripted

Aaron Flores

Features anonymous conversations with men about body image, body shame, and their experiences of learning to feel more comfortable in their bodies.

Handouts and Worksheets

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

Free educational flyers, caregiver materials, warning-sign information, and appointment preparation resources.

Family and Caregiver Resources

Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.)

International nonprofit organization of and for parents and caregivers to help loved ones recover from eating disorders by providing information and mutual support, promoting evidence-based treatment, and advocating for research and education to reduce the suffering associated with eating disorders.