'It's made it actually extremely hard to recover, and my story is not uncommon.'
National Eating Disorder Association has seen a spike of more than 70%
Throughout the pandemic, eating disorders have remained second only to opioid overdose as the deadliest mental illness, with eating disorders responsible for one death every 52 minutes in the U.S., according to data shared by ANAD. Research shows that not only do people who are in larger bodies have eating disorders at high rates, they also suffer similar medical consequences as people who are considered underweight.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Irma Kalish Dies: Pioneering TV Writer-Producer & One Of First Women In Film Presidents Was 96Irma Kalish, one of television’s first female producers whose writing and producing credits with her husband and writing partner include the Norman Lear series Maude, All in the Family and Go…
Read more »
More College-Educated Women Are Having Babies Outside MarriageNearly one in four women ages 32 to 38 with at least a bachelor’s degree were unmarried when they had their first baby, new research shows
Read more »
Justice Department Promises To Protect Women Who Seek Abortions in TexasMerrick Garland said his department will urgently explore all options to challenge the state law that effectively bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
Read more »
Union Membership Increases Wage Equity for Women—But Stronger Laws Are NeededUnions have fought long and hard against big business for benefits like weekends, lunch breaks, and overtime pay — which are now considered basic rights. But did you know union membership also decreases the gender wage gap?According to a new report, union pay transparency can help disrupt a workplace culture of secrecy — one that conceals and amplifies pay disparities for women.
Read more »
Women Carry Two-Thirds of Student Loan Debt. How Does the Pay Gap, Plus This Debt, Affect Women Workers?More than 44 million Americans hold a combined $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt (and those numbers don't include privatize student loans). And of that collective debt, women carry two-thirds of it, according to a recent study from the American Association of University Women (AAUW).Biden wants student loan forgiveness to include targeted student loan cancellation, improving student loan servicing, holding student loan servicers and universities accountable, and improving policies around student loan debt collection. But activists want more: the cancelation of *all* student debt.
Read more »