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Bibliothèque | Type de document | Numéro de cote topographique | Nombre d'enregistrements enfants | Emplacement | Statut | Réservations du document |
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Recherche en cours... Midlands | Book | 616.85 ROB | 1 | Non-fiction Collection | Recherche en cours... Inconnu | Recherche en cours... Indisponible |
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This book clearly discusses anorexia and bulimia, as well as binge-eating disorder. Stories of young people affected by the diseases are included. The history, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and future areas of research for these most common eating disorders are included. The inclusion of the recently-identified binge eating disorder makes the book more comprehensive than most current books on eating disorders.
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Critique de School Library Journal
Gr 6 Up-This series entry examines anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. Information about each eating disorder includes historical background and case studies. Treatment, societal factors, and prevention are discussed in a well-organized manner. Important points are highlighted in sidebars and in a question-and-answer section. The book is illustrated with a few tables and black-and-white photographs. While the information is up-to-date, it isn't much different than that in other books such as Nancy J. Kolodny's When Food's a Foe (Little, Brown, 1992) or Michael Maloney and Rachel Kranz's Straight Talk about Eating Disorders (Facts On File, 1991). However, Robbins's book does have the advantage of chapter notes, providing students with additional resources.-Martha Gordon, formerly at South Salem Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Critique de Booklist
Gr. 7^-12. Three common eating disorders--anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating--are explored in this title in the Diseases and People series. In a straightforward, easy-to-follow account, Robbins gives the history of the disorders, their symptoms, possible causes, prevention, and treatment. True stories of young people who have experienced the disorders help readers better understand how they can occur and their often devastating results. Photos serve mainly to break up the text, though there is one fairly shocking photo of the effects of binge-purging on a young woman's teeth. The text is somewhat imbalanced; more space is given to treatments of bulimia than anorexia or binge eating, and although it states it will address obesity, a result of binge eating, only a few paragraphs are included on the topic. The book is more a beginning research tool than a self-help resource, but it does offer some sensible suggestions for prevention, for both educators and youth, as well as a list of related organizations. Glossary; reading list; chapter notes. --Shelle Rosenfeld