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Article: Theory Suggests 'Cure' For Eating Disorders
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- University Wire
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- September 18, 1997
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Elke Van Cassel
University Wire
09-18-1997
(Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- UC Berkeley graduate Julia Ross has come up with a controversial new theory
that she says cures eating disorders, which affect 5 percent to 20 percent of
UC Berkeley students.
The three primary types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia
nervosa and compulsive overeating. Anorexia nervosa is defined as
self-starvation, while bulimia nervosa involves binging and purging.
Ross, who is the executive director of Recovery Systems, a Mill Valley-based
out-patient clinic, says that a new treatment may enable patients to fully
recover from an eating disorder.
Ross uses nutritional supplements ...
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