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My Anorexia Recovery Transcended my Cuban and Working Class Roots

Virginia IsaadOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022

by Virginia IsaadOctober 12, 2022October 12, 202202559

My weight plummeted to a skeletal 60 pounds after nearly a year of self-starvation. It was March 1997, and I was being admitted to an eating disorder hospital in suburban New Jersey. At first, I felt I stood out as...

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10 Resources + Accounts to Follow for Eating Disorder Awareness and Recovery

Nicole YoungFebruary 24, 2022

by Nicole YoungFebruary 24, 202205100

Eating disorders look different for everyone and unfortunately, they often go undiagnosed or untreated within the Latinx community. There are many types of eating disorders and treatment options available online and for this list we wanted to highlight some accessible...

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5 WOC Who Have Opened Up About Their Struggles with Eating Disorders

Pamela AvilaFebruary 26, 2021

by Pamela AvilaFebruary 26, 202106269

About 29 million Americans experience a clinically significant eating disorder during their lifetime, reports The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness. But of that significant number of people, only one-third who struggle with eating disorders will ever receive treatment. The numbers...

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This National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Is All About Body Positivity

HipLatinaMarch 2, 2019August 11, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 2, 2019August 11, 202001542

In an era where the Kardashian body — you know, the surgically altered and dramatically hourglass figure — is celebrated, the admiration for the natural, the different, the “flaws,” has been forgotten. The fame and limelight that often follows these...

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Camila Mendes Shares How She Overcame Her Bulimia Struggles and Fear of Carbs

HipLatinaOctober 13, 2018August 27, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 13, 2018August 27, 202001339

If there’s one thing I appreciate about Riverdale’s Camila Mendes, it’s how she bravely speaks about her past struggles. She’s opened up before about her issues with body image and how she’s done with dieting, now she’s sharing with the...