Eating Disorders Quotes

44 quotes by 31 authors

I don't believe you have to have eating disorders and mental illness to screw up. — Kirstie Alley
Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can't abstain from food so the treatment is… — Carre Otis
My words of encouragement for teen girls suffering with eating disorders, self-harm, anything... is to get help. It's the most important thing you can do… — Demi Lovato
Looking to biology to explain the low prevalence of eating disorders among men is like looking to genetics to explain why nonsmokers do not get… — Susan Bordo
Most women in our culture, then, are disordered when it comes to issues of self-worth, self-entitlement, self-nourishment, and comfort with their own bodies; eating disorders,… — Susan Bordo
Food can become such a point of anxiety - not because it's food, but just because you have anxiety. That's how eating disorders develop. — Vanessa Carlton
During the investigation evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders. — Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill
Male domination, and the low and stigmatised status of women, cause teenage girls to engage in punishment of their bodies through eating disorders and self-mutilation.… — Sheila Jeffreys
Eating disorders can have serious medical and psychological consequences which, left unchecked, can kill. Parents should address this issue and ask their children to discuss… — Tipper Gore
American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl cultureâ€™s emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girlsâ€™ vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents: depression, eating disorders,… — Peggy Orenstein
Women with body image or eating disorders are not a special category; [theyâ€™re] just more extreme in their response to a culture that emphasizes thinness… — Gloria Steinem
Having an eating disorder doesn't show â€˜strength.â€™ Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for so long.Â Starving is… — Demi Lovato
Studies show that the more often families eat together, the less likely kids are to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed, develop eating disorders and… — Nancy Gibbs
Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the… — Richard Simmons
As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame… — Diane von Furstenberg
Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating… — Tipper Gore
I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced… — Geri Halliwell
I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you… — Richard Simmons
It is not a sudden leap from sick to well. It is a slow, strange meander from sick to mostly well. The misconception that eating… — Marya Hornbacher
Bear in mind, people with eating disorders tend to be both competitive and intelligent. We are incredibly perfectionistic. We often excel in school,athletics,artistic pursuits. We… — Marya Hornbacher

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