Eating your heart out is about food, dieting, and obsessional eating, especially as they affect women and girls in Western societies. The film looks at four eating disorders: anorexia nervosa; bulimia; obesity; and a condition known as the fat/thin woman. It also examines the wider societal pressures on women that lead to these eating obsessions.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016647
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anorexia Nervosa
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body image
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eating disorders
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Health and hygiene
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)