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Eating Disorders: Getting Help for Someone You Know

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For Parents

A study on anorexia and bulimia was conducted in 1995. More than 60 parents from across Ontario shared the challenges and problems faced when they discovered their child had an eating disorder. The following is their advice to others who are just beginning their involvement with eating disorders:

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