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National Eating Disorders Association
Welcome to the National Eating Disorders Association.
We're glad you found us.


Our organization is dedicated to providing education, resources and support to those affected by eating disorders. Whether you are an individual living with an eating disorder, a family member or friend looking to offer support to a loved one, or a treatment professional looking to help others — we have structured our site to address your needs.

You’ll find parent and educator toolkits with helpful information, programs and events to help you get involved in the cause, up-to-the-minute news stories and much more. The best part is — you can get help today and embark on a path to living a healthy, happy life.
Stories of Hope
Stories of Hope

Swimming Upstream

Through my daughter’s long and desperate struggles, I would learn that I already knew what anorexia looked like, smelled like, felt like. I had already almost drowned once as a child and again later as a young adult. I just didn’t know what to call it then.

Read Robbie’s full story.

What's Happening

To talk or not to talk about food, fat, and fitness. Walking on eggshells when it comes to talking to your teen about food? Don’t miss Dianne Neumark-Sztainer’s general session on the family’s role in preventing the onset of eating disorders. Register for the conference today.

Register now.

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Scarlet Pomers
Scarlett Pomers, Actress

The Pressure to be Thin – A conference highlight will be a panel discussion with actress Scarlett Pomers, tennis pro Zina Garrison, Miss America Kirsten Haglund and triathlete Andrew Preston on working in industries where the pressure to be thin can be a precursor to eating disorders.  Supermodel, author, and body image activist Emme will moderate what promises to be a lively discussion.  


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