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Local Support Groups in Pinellas County, Florida

Family & Friends of the Eating Disordered Call Marjie (727) 244-9011 for times and locations in Pinellas County, Florida (updated May 2007)

Food Addicts Anonymous
Food Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who are willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. Find a local meeting through the website: www.foodaddictsanonymous.org/meetings.htm (updated May 2007)

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous FA is a long-term solution to food addiction for many food addicts, whether they be undereaters, bulimics, overeaters, or otherwise food-obsessed. Find a meeting in the U.S. through their website:www.foodaddicts.org (updated May 2007)

Overeaters Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating through 12 steps and 12 traditions of OA. Unlike other organizations, OA is not just about weight loss, obesity or diets; it addresses physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It is not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. Find an OA meeting in the U.S. or Canada through their website: www.oa.org (updated May 2007)

Weight Loss Support Groups

Internet Resources
The Academy for Eating Disorders, 6728 Old McLean Village Drive, McLean, VA 22101, Phone (703) 556-9222
Website: www.aedweb.org/

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), P.O. Box 7, Highland Park, IL 60035, Phone (847) 831-3438
Website: www.anad.org

Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. World Service Office (WSO), P.O. Box 44020, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020, (505) 891-2664
Website: www.overeatersanonymous.org;

National Mental Health Association website: www.nmha.org

National Eating Disorders Association is a not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues.
Website: www.edap.org

Compiled by N Thompson, MSN, ARNP, Last updated May 2007
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