[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 33 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H2055-H2056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS AWARENESS WEEK

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize National Eating 
Disorders Awareness Week. Approximately 30 million Americans battle 
eating disorders at some point in their lives. Eating disorders affect 
both women and men and span nearly every socioeconomic and racial 
demographic.
  Yet, due to widespread stigma, those who struggle often struggle 
alone. Eating disorders are the most deadly form of mental illness. 
Between 10 and 20 percent of those suffering from anorexia do not 
survive their disease.
  Indeed anorexia, binge eating, bulimia, and other eating disorders 
often lead to serious medical complications, including organ failure 
and heart disease.
  Despite this grave threat to public health, our research, prevention, 
and treatment efforts remain shamefully underfunded.

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  This National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I urge my colleagues 
to take action and to join me, cosponsor H.R. 2101, the Federal 
Response to Eliminating Eating Disorders Act. We can and we must do 
better.

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