Media Archive
Articles, podcasts, and interviews focused on eating disorder awareness and research.
Understanding Eating Disorders Podcast
Christine Peat | Dr. Peat was a guest on the Politics of Food podcast and explained eating disorders.
Eating Disorders Spike During COVID-19 Pandemic
Christine Peat | Dr. Peat spoke to CBS17 about the rise in eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eating Disorders: Another Consequence of COVID-19
Christine Peat & Cynthia Bulik | Drs. Peat and Bulik spoke to MedPage Today about eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eating Disorders and Dental Health
Brittany Davis | EDGI principal investigator Dr. Cynthia Bulik spoke to DDS candidate Brittany Davis about eating disorders and oral health.
Your Relationship with Food Begins with Your Family
Christine Peat | Christine Peat spoke with UNC Health Talk on how a person’s relationship with food can begin with the family.
If You Struggle with Emotional Eating, Read This
Christine Peat | Christine Peat spoke with UNC Health Talk about emotional eating.
How Patients with Eating Disorders Have Been Affected by the Pandemic
Cynthia Bulik & Christine Peat | Cynthia Bulik and Christine Peat were interviewed by Smithsonian Magazine on how patients with eating disorders have been affected by the pandemic.
Realities of the Pandemic are Triggering Eating Disorders
Christine Peat | Dr. Christine Peat speaks with NPR’s Yuki Noguchi about eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how those with live experience are coping with the challenges.
Eating disorders cost US $65 billion a year: Here’s what agencies can do
Cynthia Bulik, Christine Peat, and S. Bryn Austin | These are tough times. Our health care system is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing already existing barriers to mental health care and creating a mental health epidemic of depression and anxiety. We now have good evidence that eating disorders are worsening too and our government can do something about it.
UNC Researchers Collaborate on Project to Study Pandemic’s Impact on People with Eating Disorders
Cynthia Bulik & Christine Peat | When the COVID-19 pandemic led to mandatory stay at home orders and physical distancing efforts, Bulik and Peat took quick action to understand how this was impacting people with eating disorders.
The Early Impact of COVID-19 on People with Eating Disorders
Cynthia Bulik | The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting mental health globally, but there are specific aspects of the pandemic that may make the impact of the pandemic especially challenging for people with eating disorders.
Coronavirus may impact eating disorder recovery
Cynthia Bulik | For the estimated 30 million Americans who live with some type of eating disorder, being sequestered from others under stay-at-home orders could adversely affect their condition, impacting a recovery timeline and more.
