Dying to be thin / a Nova production by Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. for WGBH/Boston ; written, produced, and directed by Larkin McPhee.

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Documentary on anorexia nervosa and bulimia, eating disorders that have grown increasingly prevalent in contemporary American society. Experts in the field discuss some of their underlying causes (especially cultural pressures to be thin), their physiological and psychological effects, and some medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bacon, Michael, 1948- (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.) WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	McPhee, Larkin (Producer, Screenwriter, Director) Apsell, Paula S. (Producer) Sarandon, Susan, 1946- (Narrator)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed captioned.
Published:	[Boston] : WGBH Video, [2004]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Eating disorders > United States. Anorexia nervosa. Bulimia. Body image in women. Body image in adolescence. Body image disturbance. Eating disorders. United States. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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