WHEREAS, The 2018 theme of "National Eating Disorders
Awareness Week" is "Let's Get Real," which focuses on expanding
the conversation about eating disorders and highlights stories
that are not often heard; and
WHEREAS, Our culture has a complicated relationship with
food, exercise and appearance, which leads to food and body
image issues that negatively impact us all; and
WHEREAS, The goal of the 2018 "Let's Get Real" theme is to
expand conversations, bust myths, provide an online screening
tool and share a wide range of experiences, resources and
diverse stories of recovery; and
WHEREAS, Signs and symptoms of eating disorders are often
overlooked, and many individuals, families and communities are
unaware of the devastating mental and physical consequences of
eating disorders as well as the pressures, attitudes and
behaviors that shape them; and
WHEREAS, Many cases of eating disorders go undetected, and
less than one-third of youths with eating disorders will receive
treatment; and
WHEREAS, Eating disorder experts have found that prompt,
intensive treatment significantly improves the chances of
recovery; and
WHEREAS, The Senate recognizes that "National Eating
Disorders Awareness Week" highlights the importance of
screenings for the early detection and intervention of eating
disorders, dispels myths and presents eating disorders as a
public health issue with close connections to substance abuse,
obesity, trauma and other mental health conditions, such as
depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder; therefore
be it
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