This week Lexington, Kentucky will hold its first annual National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) "Walk Until Eating Disorders Are History." A local University of Kentucky (UK) student, Kimberly Hoffmeister, organized the walk as a way to raise community awareness about the dangers of eating disorders. Kimberly, a survivor of an eating disorder, believes that increasing awareness and education may increase the chances that other sufferers will get the help they need.

Kimberly Hoffmeister is quoted by the UK newspaper Kernel as saying, "It is such a widespread and serious problem that if we can recognize the signs and symptoms with what's going on with our friends, we can save somebody a lot of pain down the road."

All money raised by the awareness walk will go directly to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) to help fund prevention programs, the association's national hotline, as well as other NEDAwareness Week Activities. (Source: www.kykernel.com)

Labels: awareness, prevention

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