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Yo NEDA Watchdogs, Yoplait Listened!

Yo Watchdogs, Yoplait Listened! As many of you are aware, Yoplait Yogurt has been running a television ad that was seriously problematic for those affected by eating disorders. NEDA’s CEO spoke by teleconference on two occasions to Eric Galler, Vice President of Marketing, and Jeff Hagen, Director of Consumer Services, for General Mills. We are … Read More

The HCG Diet Exposed?

The HCG Diet. You’ve heard of it by now, we’re sure, and so have we.  We ran across this article about the new fad HCG Diet and here’s what we like about this article: 1) The article openly speaks to this risk and reality: “You can’t meet your nutrient needs on 500 calories a day. It’s inducing … Read More

Eating Disorder PSA’s

Last year, McCallum Place had the opportunity to speak with the teenagers at the Wyman Teen Leadership Program about eating disorders.  The teens then created a few public service announcements on the same topic.  Check them out on YouTube: 2010 Wyman Teen Leadership Program Eating Disorder PSA’s   Want to find out more about the … Read More

Updated List of NEDA Week Events

We’re still updating and adding events to the St. Louis Community in honor of NEDA Week: here’s the most current list starting with today’s events: St. Louis NEDA Week Events: February 21-26th Events are FREE & open to the public and most are sponsored by McCallum Place Eating Disorder Treatment Programs. What: Education & Prevention-All … Read More

America The Beautiful: watch for free! Recovery Speaker! NEDA Week almost here!

St. Louis NEDA Week Events: February 21-26th Events are FREE & open to the public and sponsored by McCallum Place Eating Disorder Treatment Programs. 2 Free America The Beautiful documentary Screenings at 4:30pm and again at 7:30pm Wednesday, 2/23/11! An Award-Winning Film! Meet the Producer/Director, Darryl Roberts!  Post-Screening Panel Discussions and Q&A! No tickets nor … Read More