Experts see hopeful signs on eating disorders
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
Patients are being treated earlier, spending less time in the hospital and recovering faster, many healthcare experts say.April Dunlap was 17 and weighed 165 pounds when she began a diet and exercise regimen. After three months, the 5-foot-5 teen had lost the 20 pounds she had hoped to shed. But she kept going. "It was like a drug," she said. "I always wanted to lose a little more."