Years ago, I was co-chair of a committee that spearheaded the creation of the Nine Truths About Eating Disorders document, based on Cynthia Bulik’s 2014 “9 Eating Disorders Myths Busted” talk at the National Institute of Mental Health. Witnessing more than a dozen major entities in the field supporting, aligning, and agreeing was a powerful, memorable, and rare event.
Of course, as with all good science, those Truths have been further investigated and challenged, such as in “The Science Behind the Academy for Eating Disorders’ Nine Truths About Eating Disorders.” More than six years later, the document continues to straighten out misunderstandings and misinformation. So, in honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2022, I’m sharing the Nine Truths with my own commentaries added. I hope that something will feel helpful to you. (Click for full article)
