Nicki Wilson
Calls for carers of people with eating disorders to be paid
There are calls for those who look after family members with eating disorders to be recognised, and paid, as carers. Audio
Petition calls for improved treatment for eating disorders
Rebecca Toms is a Christchurch mother of a recovered eating disorder sufferer and along with Nicki Wilson, the chair of the Eating Disorders Association of New Zealand talk to Jesse about what changes… Audio
Specialist's comments anger eating disorder sufferers
Comments by a leading mental health specialist that some patients with eating disorders "adapt" to their illness over time have outraged sufferers and their families, who are struggling to get help.
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NZ Facing Eating Disorder Crisis
In the year since the first national lockdown, there's been a massive spike in people needing help for serious eating disorders - particularly adolescents. At Auckland's Starship Children's hospital… Audio
Eating disorder numbers double since 2019 in NZ
The number of New Zealanders with eating disorders seeking help has at least doubled this year, pushing treatment services to breaking point, according to a support group.
Eating Disorders… Video, Audio
Eating disorder numbers soar post lockdown
New figures show there's been a big jump in the number of eating disorders since lockdown, with an 18 per cent increase in referrals to the publicly-funded South Island Regional Eating Disorder… Audio
Heavy rain in Kuaotunu has flooded streets, and damaged homes
A resident in Kuaotunu has described a deluge of rain which flooded streets, damaged homes, and left a car floating in its owners' backyard. There was 150 millimetres of rain in the 24 hours to… Audio
Global study finds people have predisposition to anorexia
A global study of the DNA of people who have had anorexia nervosa has found people are born with a biological predisposition to developing the eating disorder.
The study, published in Nature Genetics… Audio
Research shows people are born with predisposition to anorexia
New research into anorexia nervosa has found people are born with a biological predisposition to developing the eating disorder.
Nicki Wilson is the chair of the Eating Disorders Association.
She… Audio