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Our Children, 1998
Examines facts about eating disorders, which typically affect females in their teens, discussing the causes of anorexia and bulimia, describing their effects on the body, and explaining available treatment. Though eating disorders are very serious and potentially fatal, they are treatable. Treatment includes physician evaluation, possible…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, Eating Disorders, Eating Habits
Berg, Frances M. – Obesity & Health, 1994
Presents an update on the Year 2000 objectives for the nation that establish targets in 22 priority areas. The article offers information from a study on exercise by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, reviews Healthy People 2000 data, and lists Year 2000 physical activity and fitness objectives. (SM)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Health Behavior
Peer reviewedBirch, Leann Lipps – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1981
Reviews psychological research suggesting that conditioning and social modeling procedures contribute to the formation and modification of the affective components of eating behavior. (DS)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavioral Sciences, Body Weight
