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Eating Disorders in Sport
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 49.95Over the past fifteen years, there has been a great increase in the knowledge of eating disorders in sport and effective means of treatment. In this book, the authors draw on their extensive clinical experience to discuss how to identify, manage, treat, and prevent eating disorders in sport participants. They begin by examining the clinical conditions... more...
Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia
Gürze Books 2011; US$ 15.95Vibrant, talented, strong, and beautiful, Andrea Smeltzer seemed destined for a great future. But after a one-year struggle with bulimia, she died in her sleep at age 19, catapulting her mother Doris into a wrenching but ultimately rewarding journey of discovery. This unabashed account not only speaks about one family’s tragedy, but also critiques... more...
Hunger Strike
Karnac Books 2005; US$ 15.95In this classic text, originally published in 1986, Susie Orbach brilliantly examines the anorectic's struggle. She sees women's eating problems as symbolizing the battle for autonomy, in which every woman is engaged, by identifying the first and most important arena of contention: a woman's body. It is, at one level, a cry of protest, a hunger strike... more...
Obesity 101
Springer Publishing Company 2011; US$ 25.00Although research on obesity has accelerated over the past decade, the proportion of Americans considered obese has not declined. In order to address this critical public health challenge, obesity research has recently shifted from focusing purely on individual causes to viewing individuals within their "obesogenic" or living environments.... more...
Handbook of Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity Treatment
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 85.00This volume brings together behavioral, medical, and public health approaches and provides the knowledge necessary for a wide range of practitioners to effectively address the current obesity epidemic among children and adolescents. The book addresses several themes in pediatric and adolescent obesity. Experts in the field discuss the prevalence, etiology,... more...
Beyond Temptation
Little, Brown Book Group 2012; US$ 27.17A follow up to the successful Beyond Chocolate - this time addressing overeating as a barrier to weightloss. more...
Beyond Temptation
Little, Brown Book Group 2012; Not AvailableA follow up to the successful Beyond Chocolate - this time addressing overeating as a barrier to weightloss. more...
Fit to Die
SAGE Publications 2004; US$ 27.00`This is a book that will be useful to carers, helping them understand the issues that affect male suffers and some of the barriers they will have to break down in order to recover. It will also reassure men affected by an eating disorder that they are not alone, their problems are understood b medical professional and that recovery is possible' -... more...
Diet of Despair
SAGE Publications 2002; US$ 43.00SPECIAL MENTION TES/NASEN BEST ACADEMIC BOOK AWARD `Anna has written a very descriptive book of her feeling and the difficult times she went through as she struggled with anorexia. The book gives advice, recovery ideas and encouragement for those who suffer eating disorders' - International Woman `I enjoyed her style of writing and... more...









