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Karen Donoghue: Disordered Eating

Hopewell Eating Disorders Dept: IF you, or someone you know, is struggling with an eating disorder at any age, or is preoccupied with weight and dieting, contact the National Eating Disorder Information Centre at nedic.ca, or call toll-free 1-866-633-4220, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Karen Donoghue, program co-ordinator at Ottawa's Hopewell eating disorders support centre, says signs of disordered eating include weighing yourself every day, intentionally skipping a meal a day, constantly counting calories and fat grams, and excessive exercise -- exercising because you feel you "have to," and not because you want to and diane Bondareff / The Associated Press archives CP Where to get help The non-profit organization has a national directory of service providers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.