Amy Foss- annotated bibliography

Works Cited

Dailey, Kate. "Eating Disorders Affect People of All Weights - Newsweek." Newsweek. 06 May 2010. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. .

The arguments made in this article are that eating disorders are very prevalent on college campuses and also that; it is more likely for a person of average or above average weight to develop an eating disorder. Studies found that up to 40 percent of overweight college women developed an eating disorder in college. This article will be helpful to my research because it gives a different perspective when it focuses on the overweight females that are developing these disorders.

Hubbard, Kim. "Out of Control - Eating Disorders and Struggles, Coping and Overcoming Illness, Real People Stories : People.com." People.com. 12 Apr. 1999. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. .

In this article the argument was made that eating disorders in college women is a huge problem because these young women are away from home and trying to find their way in the world . 5 to 7 percent of America’s 12 million undergrads are afflicted with an eating disorder. This source was useful to my research because it gave several viewpoints from the female college students that were interviewed.

Labbe, Colleen. "College Women At Risk For Eating Disorder May Benefit From Online Intervention."Medical News Today: Health News. 11 Aug. 2006. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. .

This article argues that there is an online intervention program that can help prevent college aged women from developing an eating disorder. The treatment aimed to change the participant’s negative views on their body by enhancing their body image, and also by promoting healthy eating habits and weight maintenance. This article is useful to my research because it provides me with a treatment option that is being used currently to help end the epidemic of eating disorders in college women.

Website

Waitkoff, Megan. "College Stress and Media Cause Eating Disorders in Students." The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. 07 Oct. 2010. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. .

In this article the author argues the four main links between anorexia and college life; the idea of perfectionism, pain of leaving home, anorexia can be extremely contagious and anorexia can numb the pain of romance anxieties. This article argues that one in four college women have an eating disorder. I found this argument very interesting and useful to my research because of the four main links between anorexia and college life that it argues.