Articles by McCallum Place

Dr. McCallum presented the Westin Family Award for Activism and Advocacy to Annie Seal at this years NEDA conference.

By EMILY P. WALKER MedPage Today Washington Correspondent Aug. 31, 2011 A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an anorexic woman’s insurance company must pay for her treatment at a residential facility because of a California law that requires insurers to provide the same coverage for mental illness as they do for physical illness. The … Read More

see our article in the LN Ladue News! https://www.laduenews.com/articles/2011/08/09/living/wellness/doc4e3adf2676493862303511.txt and also the healthy planet magazine, page 13! https://issuu.com/greensideupproductions/docs/healthy-planet-august-2011  

Article re-posted from: https://www.marketingweek.co.uk/sectors/retail/topshop-pulls-model-images-in-size-zero-row/3028373.article Topshop has pulled images of a waif thin model from its online advertising following concerns that it could encourage eating disorders. The 18-year-old model Codie Young appeared on Topshop’s latest online lookbook modelling a range of fashions and accessories. A spokesperson from eating disorder charity Beat says: “We wouldn’t comment on … Read More

Standing in her Upper East Side condo, 28-year-old Karen is hoisting up a baby boy, revealing biceps that could give Michelle Obama a run for her money. The glamorous blonde whips out her homemade vegan apple walnut puree — fine for her 1-year-old, she says — but too indulgent for her. Karen went from an … Read More

Yo Watchdogs, Yoplait Listened! As many of you are aware, Yoplait Yogurt has been running a television ad that was seriously problematic for those affected by eating disorders. NEDA’s CEO spoke by teleconference on two occasions to Eric Galler, Vice President of Marketing, and Jeff Hagen, Director of Consumer Services, for General Mills. We are … Read More

The HCG Diet. You’ve heard of it by now, we’re sure, and so have we.  We ran across this article about the new fad HCG Diet and here’s what we like about this article: 1) The article openly speaks to this risk and reality: “You can’t meet your nutrient needs on 500 calories a day. It’s inducing … Read More

Check this out and let us know your thoughts: https://eatingdisorderscoalition.blogspot.com/

Dr. Kim McCallum’s resource tip for the week… check out:  https://andreasvoice.org/