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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week starts Feb. 20.

NIU Nutrition hosts events for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

By Michael Mollsen, News Reporter | February 15, 2023

DeKALB – The week of Feb. 20 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Eating disorders affect everyone from every background and include 9% of the US population, that's 28.8 million Americans who will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. NIU’s...

Males and Eating Disorders teaches fitness and wellness

By Colin Finnegan | February 26, 2014

Eating disorders and body issues have historically been associated with women, but they are prominent in men, as students learned at a Tuesday event.Eating disorders and gender were the topic of discussion during Males and Eating Disorders in the Holmes...

Eating disorder recovery takes help, strength

By Blake Glosson | February 25, 2014

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week might seem obscure and unnecessary to many students. But for me, this week has special significance.Not many years ago, I met every DSM-5 mental disorder criterion for bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder....

Fashion show promotes National Eating Disorder Awareness week

By Kia Clair | March 3, 2013

The Own It! Embrace Your Beauty fashion show brought students together for a night of entertainment and information sharing. More than 400 people attended the second annual Own It! Embrace Your Beauty fashion show, which was hosted by the Women’s Resource...

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