Booklets and fact sheets for the general community
Booklets and fact sheets for the general community
Booklets
Eating Disorders in Sport and Fitness: Prevention, Early Identification and Response booklet
The NEDC has developed a comprehensive manual to assist sport and fitness professionals in understanding eating disorders, promoting health and wellbeing within an organisation, recognising and responding to eating disorders and supporting athletes who are undergoing treatment for an eating disorder. Follow the link below to obtain a copy of this publication.
8 Tips for Dealing with an Eating Disorder booklet
Young people go through periods of great change biologically, physically and psychologically. These changes can be stressful and can lead to feelings of insecurity or self-consciousness, which can increase the risk of developing an eating disorder. Although the onset of an eating disorder can occur at any age, it is most common in young people. This resource provides young people with some helpful tips about dealing with eating disorders and promotes the importance of help seeking.
Fact sheets
Anorexia Nervosa fact sheet
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is defined by the persistent restriction of energy intake, intense fear of gaining weight and disturbance in self-perceived weight or shape.
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) fact sheet
ARFID is a serious eating disorder characterised by avoidance and aversion to food and eating.
Body Image fact sheet
Body image is a person's perception of their physical self and the thoughts and feelings, positive, negative or both, which result from that perception.
Binge Eating Disorder fact sheet
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is defined by regular episodes of binge eating accompanied by feelings of loss of control.
Bulimia Nervosa fact sheet
Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is defined by repeated episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviour.
Disordered Eating and Dieting fact sheet
Disordered eating is a disturbed and unhealthy eating pattern that can include restrictive dieting, compulsive eating or skipping meals.
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED) fact sheet
A person with OSFED may present with many of the symptoms of other eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder but will not meet the full criteria for diagnosis of these disorders.