Allergic Quote by Marion Woodman

Eating disorders are usually nothing to do with food. Parents need to be with their child to see them through it. All the therapists…

— Olivia Newton-John

Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.

— Aimee Liu

Eating disorders can have serious medical and psychological consequences which, left unchecked, can kill. Parents should address this issue and ask their children to…

— Tipper Gore

“Eating disorders are insidious and subtly manipulative. The behaviors that initially feel like relief are the same ones that will eventually ruin you.”

— Brittany Burgunder

Eating disorders can be extremely isolating, they can tear you away from your family and your friends and make you feel really ashamed of…

— Zara McDermott

The subject of eating disorders is very common, and it is an abuse that affects all the people around the sick person, just like…

— Sanna Lenken

“[Eating disorders] are a wonderful tool for helping you reject others before they can reject you. Example: You're at a party. The popular girls…

— Stacy Pershall

“Eating disorder sufferers cannot be told to 'pull themselves together', to 'stop doing that' or to 'just eat'.”

— Lynn Crilly

“Culture alone cannot explain the phenomena of such high rates of eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex, but what they all seem to have…

— Karen A. Duncan

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…

— Tipper Gore

Anorexia is such a self-consuming, selfish disease. It's all about you. Becoming a mother, all of a sudden it wasn't about me anymore.

— Tracey Gold

“During the worst stages of my eating disorder, I was all-or-none with food—either bingeing or not eating. Much of my experience was, in fact,…

— Jenni Schaefer