National Eating Disorders Awareness Week Starts Today

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February 24 - March 3

Eating Disorder Awareness Week is an annual effort to
educate the public on the relationship between dieting,
body dissatisfaction and eating disorders.
The goal is to increase awareness of the factors causing
individuals, particularly women, to develop anorexia,
bulimia and weight preoccupation.

The key message for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2007 –



“Be comfortable in your genes. Wear jeans that fit the REAL you.” –








Too often individuals struggle against their natural, genetically influenced size just to fit into that pair of “Skinny Jeans” in the back of their closets.

Fighting your natural size and shape can lead to unhealthy dieting practices, poor body image and sometimes eating disorders.

While you can adopt a healthy lifestyle and aim to be fit for your particular body type, you cannot change your genes.

We want everyone to start feeling comfortable in their genes by wearing comfortable jeans.

The Great Jeans Giveaway events empower individuals to donate old ( or new) pairs of jeans that do not comfortably fit.

While the NEDAW 2007 key message focuses on helping individuals feel at ease with their natural size, the use of the word “genes” within the message also provides a foundation for addressing the fact that eating disorders are serious illnesses, not choices.

Everyday, researchers are discovering more about the influence of genetics on eating disorders and finding that while environmental factors may pull the trigger, genetics loads the gun.

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