How app-based technology is tackling eating disorders (with Dr. Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft)

Update: 2020-09-05

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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 70 million people worldwide have an eating disorder. And yet, many people throughout the world don't receive effective treatment for these complex issues.

In episode six of Being Human, Dr Chua Sook Ning is joined by Dr. Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft - a prominent researcher in eating disorders from the Washington University School of Medicine - as they discuss the causes and potential treatments of eating disorders. Dr Ellen also shares her insights into app-based technology that has been used in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and obesity.

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