The Academy for Eating Disorders is an international transdisciplinary professional organization that promotes excellence in research, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders. The AED provides education, training, and a forum for collaboration and professional dialogue.

ANAD was officially launched in 1976. It is the oldest eating-disorder organization in the nation.

Gurze books:

• The Secret Language of Eating Disorders, by Peggy Claude-Pierre
• Your Dieting Daughter: Is She Dying for Attention? by Carolyn Costin
• When Girls Feel Fat: Helping Girls Through Adolescence, by Sandra Friedman