Dietary Dilemmas

Author: Li Cheng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The lives of modern urban people are full of pressure. If this pressure is not properly managed, psychological, behavioral, and even physical problems may arise. Today, the medical burden caused by emotional issues (including eating disorders) is comparable to that of physical diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. In Hong Kong, more and more people are resorting to unhealthy methods to lose weight or control their weight, and the incidence of eating disorders is also on the rise. Eating disorders not only destroy the lives, studies, and careers of patients but also bring immense suffering to them and their families, with severe cases even leading to death. Although the process of treating eating disorders is not simple, if patients receive appropriate treatment, the chances of recovery are actually very high. Preventing this condition is even more challenging and requires the joint efforts of doctors, psychologists, social workers, teachers, the media, and the government to achieve. Although the number of people suffering from eating disorders is increasing, public awareness of early detection and treatment of the condition remains low. Professor Li Cheng is an authority on the research and treatment of eating disorders. Drawing on his years of clinical experience in treating this condition, he wrote The Confusion of Eating.