Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating – they’re all serious eating disorders that pack serious health consequences. Dr. Woodard and his guest, Dr. Ellen Rome, head of Adolescent Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, will define these problems, discuss in whom they occur and why, and what can be done to treat them.
HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard
GUESTS:
- Ellen Rome, MD, MPH: head of the Center for Adolescent Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital; professor of pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case
LINKS:
- Information on eating disorders from the National Institutes of Health
- National Eating Disorders Association:
- Three-part video series on anorexia from University of California’s San Diego Eating Disorder Center:
- Mayo Clinic: information and tips on preventing adolescent eating disorders
- MaudsleyParents.org – family-based treatment for eating disorders
- Families Empowered & Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, May 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, May 18, 2015, at 9:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
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