Volunteers needed for online study examining women’s food fears

A national study by RMIT University researchers is examining female fears about food, fat and weight to find out how many Australian women could be at risk of developing eating disorders. The research, conducted by RMIT and La Trobe University, will look at whether a woman’s dissatisfaction with her body, shape and size contributes to [...]

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Young girls are dying to be thin

According to a report by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, girls as young as 8 are being admitted to hospital for eating disorders. More than 1000 girls under the age of 14 suffer from an eating disorder in Australia and ten to fifteen percent of these kids are under 10 years of age. Dr Sloane Madden from [...]

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