... these terrible diseases. For any information on how you can help please contact, Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc. by phone at (800) 931-2237, or via the Internet at www.edap.org. Remember that this is a group effort, and without that, we cannot succeed. Moegling Works Cited Bibbi, Sue. Personal interview. 29 Oct. 2001. Branswell, Helen. "Scary as girls of ... linked to faulty diets." Orange County Register 27 June 2001: A1. McClelland, Susan. "Body image." MacLean's. 14 Aug. 2000: 41. Ogilvy, Jon. "Eating disorder awareness and prevention." Internal Revenue Service. www.e...

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... this can lead to serious health problems. "A recent study estimated that 2 to 5 percent of the population suffers from an eating disorder. Nearly 95 percent of those suffering are teenage girls."(www.bodybreak.com) Unfortunately, at the same time extreme thinness has become so desirable, that the average teen has become less physically active. Many teens spend more time watching television, drive ... National Research Council (who establish dietary recommendations for the population), the body's need for protein is met when protein intake is at 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body ...

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