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washingtonpost.com > Health > Columns > Eating Right
Disorders Can Cause Lasting Harm -- or Death
"Eating disorder" is a fairly benign name for a range of behaviors that can have devastating consequences, causing permanent, even life-threatening, damage to multiple organs. These disorders can also compromise mental health.

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Charting Your Path To . . . Where You Started (Post, Nov. 13, 2001)

The Pregnancy Diet, Daddy Version: Sure, She's Eating for Two, but Expectant Fathers Also Face Dietary Upheaval (Post, Sept. 11, 2001)

Whole-Grain No-Brainers: Few and Far Between (Post, July 31, 2001)

Whole Grains, Half Truths: You Must Know the Code to Tell the Whole Wheat From the Chaff (Post, July 31, 2001)

Eating to Recover: Before and After Surgery, Seniors Can Eat in Ways That Will Help Them Heal Better (Post, July 17, 2001)

We Know What You'll Eat This Summer: And Most of It -- Okay, Some of It -- Is Absolutely Safe (Post, July 3, 2001)

When Good Carbs Turn Bad (Post, June 19, 2001)

Do You Have 'Syndrome X'? (Post, June 19, 2001)

The Claim Game: Why Do Marketers Make Outlandish Assertions of Foods' Health Benefits? Because We Buy Them. (Post, June 5, 2001)

Interacting Class: Would You Recognize a Prescription for a Food Fight? Take Our Quiz and Find Out (Post, May 22, 2001)

Eating by the Numbers? (Post, May 1, 2001)

What's Your Number, Sweetie?: The Glycemic Index Is Science-Based -- and Nearly Impossible to Follow (Post, May 1, 2001)

It's a Big Country: When People Move to the U.S., They Get Fat. What Does This Tell Us About How We Eat? (Post, March 27, 2001)

Mommy Food, Daddy Food, Kiddie Food: Marketers Are Repackaging Foods Especially for Women, Kids and Even, Sometimes, Men (Post, March 13, 2001)

To Protect Your Eyesight, Watch Your Waist: New Research Suggests Extra Weight May Increase Risk for Vision Problems (Post, Feb. 27, 2001)

Stone Age Soup: Some Say We Should Eat Like Our Paleolithic Forebears. Do They Have Rocks in Their Heads? (Post, Feb. 13, 2001)

Scaling the Paleo Pyramid (Post, Feb. 13, 2001)



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