Beat, the Norwich Charity expands to help more with Eating Disorders

An article in EDP24, their health correspondent, Kim Briscoe, writes that  Norwich-based charity, beat, which helps people with eating disorders, is to extend its services to those affected by obesity as well as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.

It appears that the charity has seen an increase in the number of people calling them for help with emotional issues around food and obesity, and so last month members voted for a change in its constitution to embrace all aspects of the eating disorders spectrum.

beat say there are a significant proportion of people who are overweight and who have an emotional and unhealthy relationship with food and have  quite deep-seated emotional difficulties and need proper pyschological and emotional support to help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight and shape.

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