Hey guys,
So I found this really interesting new article about a study that Northwestern U did about EDNOS(eating disorder not otherwise specified). It kind of goes over some of the mental struggles people have with food who might not necessarily be diagnosed with any of the most "known" eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, or even binge eating disorder. But it raises a bit of awareness to the fact that this ed is probably just as common, if not more so, than some of the others like anorexia. I think I've spoken about this before on this blog, but I'm going to say that I think the ignorance or really just lack of info that we have on this ed, can be so detrimental to people who struggle with it. Like I think I've said before, I personally now seem to struggle with this (as told by my therapist) but it turned into EDNOS after years of full blown anorexia. So I know this to be true for many. But this article talks about how this is just how it is for many people. So what I'm saying is that there is no prerequisite to suffer from EDNOS, therefore it may be THE ed some suffer with. I just love this topic because it's so important that we raise awareness about these lesser known, but just as dangerous, eds which include others like "chew and spit" and pica, etc. I'll go into that further soon, but for now here's the article. And btw I just kind of love Northwestern which just makes me that much more excited about this article!!

http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/11/55533/the-most-common-eating-disorder-youve-never-heard-of/