So, this week is eating disorders week, apparently.

I doubt there are many people on this board who have not been affected, either personally, or by witnessing someone they care about suffer.

There are some smart people on this board, whose opinions I'd be interested to hear ... what can we be doing to increase understanding/improve treatment etc ... think it might be an informative (if sensitive) topic to discuss...

here is an article, which is a bit basic, but there you go: http://www.newstatesman.com/glosswitch/2014/02/we-must-go-beyond-disapproval-and-pity-help-those-eating-disorders