This program explores the individual, family and cultural factors that have been linked to eating disorders. Students will come to understand that eating disorders can be triggered my major events in a person's life such as a life crisis or the death of a loved person, family changes, school problems or personal failures. Viewers will learn the warning signs of anorexia and bulimia.

Originally released by Mazzarella Media, 2011. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 16, 2018.

What is an Eating Disorder? (3:40); --Individual, Family, and Societal Factors (5:42); -- The Warning Signs (6:40); -- Credits: Talk It Out: What Causes Eating Disorders? (0:45); .