Joanna Poppink

Joanna Poppink states in the following viewpoint that educational programs are an essential part of society’s attempt to prevent eating disorders. She contends that such programs not only deter healthy teenagers from developing an eating disorder, but also encourage those who have symptoms of a disorder to seek help. Poppink, a certified marriage and family therapist, specializes in working with sufferers of eating disorders and with people who are trying to understand and help a loved one who has an eating disorder.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. Why are parents sometimes afraid that educational materials about eating disorders will cause their children to develop eating disorders, according to the author"

2. In the author’s opinion, why do eating disorders usually go undetected in their early stages"

3. How can eating...