I wanted to post a quick note this morn, not only to briefly update on my progress since my recent "Boost-incorporation-push" (of which I have been keeping up thus far with 3/day and have gained exactly one pound since Friday), but also to help spread awareness for this week's dedicated "NEDA Week."
Although a week should never go by in which the struggles of those who are suffering should be forgotten, I always like to highlight this period of time for recognition, as it is clearly a week in which attention is garnered toward eating disorders and the devastation is places - not only on the individual at hand - but also on families, friends, peers, etc... Thus, although I am not always a fan of "statistics", I find that this claim strikes me in particular: A review of nearly fifty years of research confirms that anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.
Indeed, eating disorders are not illnesses to be taken lightly, and I hope, through awareness, that help can be extended to those who need it and that prevention of this deadly disease can be made: for men and women alike.
*Images found via: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-facts-eating-disorders
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