North Carolina Eating Disorder Treatment

Find a Treatment Facility Near You

Click on a city below to find eating disorder treatment options that could be right for you.

Eating Disorder Self Test. Take the EAT-26 self test to see if you might have eating disorder symptoms that might require professional evaluation. All answers are confidential.

People are also reading...

Preventing Anorexia

There is no sure way to prevent anorexia. While we know some of the causes of anorexia which those who develop the condition seem to share, there are too many variables to predict anorexia before the behavior actually emerges. What you can’t predict, you can’t prevent. With that in mind, understanding the disorder does give …

Zyprexa To Treat Anorexia

Zyprexa® is a drug that is marketed to treat psychosis. However, as with many other drugs, doctors noticed a side effect and thought it may be useful for other conditions. In the case of Zyprexa (generic: Olanzapine), the side effect seen in some patients was weight gain. The “other” condition was anorexia nervosa. How does …

Federal Guidelines Regarding Healthy Food Choices Prove Expensive

The new MyPlate federal guidelines that replaced the old food pyramid earlier this year could prove prohibitively expensive for many US families. The recommendations suggest that people increase their intake of foods high in potassium, fibre, calcium, and vitamin D. However, a recent report in the journal Health Affairs points out that abiding by all …

A Gene For Overeating? Study Says Some Children Have It, Particularly Girls

New research published in the journal Appetite suggests why some children may be more prone to obesity, and it has to do with a particular gene in the brain’s reward system. The study found that girls are more prone to have a variation in this gene, which can set them up for eating disorders if …

If you are a treatment center representative or an individual providing treatment, you can submit your listing in our directory. Click here to get started.