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The Kirkwood Call

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Warning signs

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Warning signs

Charlotte Heinrich, features writer March 1, 2018

For most people, class parties, birthday parties and meals out with family come with happy and comforting connotations. For others like Taiye Joseph, junior, these events bring fear. “My intentions...

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDA)

National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDA)

Annie O'Brien, news-features editor March 1, 2018

The words “eating disorder” cover a wide range of mental health issues, from anorexia and bulimia to binge eating disorders. And while these topics can be full of mystery if you are not fully informed,...

Starving for perfection

Starving for perfection

Adler Bowman, features writer October 18, 2016

It all started with the goal of losing a few pounds, to be able to look in the mirror and see a skinny body that fits into society’s mold. For Taiye Joseph, sophomore, a brand new body was something...

The Truth About “Bikini” Season

The Truth About “Bikini” Season

Anna Mullendore, features writer April 26, 2015

As June draws near, articles congest magazines, describing how to get ready for summer. Images and ads of perfectly sculpted models plaster the internet, and coupon books for swimsuit sales flood women’s...

Skinny science

Skinny science

Chloë King, web staff February 18, 2015

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are mental disorders, but they can have many physical affects as well; suffering from an eating disorder can change the way a body works years after the patient it...

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