How eating disorders can affect mental health

How eating disorders can affect mental health
How eating disorders can affect mental health

How eating disorders can affect mental health

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May is Mental Health Month and this year’s “Mind Your Health” theme seeks to inform people how the mind and body interact with each other. When it comes to eating disorders, the two are often at odds. We talk with Dr. Andrea Goldschmidt, Co-Director of the University of Chicago’s Eating Disorders Program, about how mental health can be affected by eating disorders. Photo: Flickr/daniellehelm