All content for Better Off is the property of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
The latest from public health experts on how we can all lead healthier lives.
We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders
Better Off
18 minutes 36 seconds
4 years ago
We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders
Eating disorders affect a population the size of the state of Texas, cost the economy tens of billions of dollars, and kill 10,000 Americans per year. If eating disorders are so common, expensive, and deadly, why don't we talk about them more? Bryn Austin, director of the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED), says we need to start by getting rid of our "sticky" stereotypes about who is affected by eating disorders.
Better Off
The latest from public health experts on how we can all lead healthier lives.
