Aimee Liu is the author of "Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders," a sequel to her acclaimed memoir of anorexia nervosa, "Solitaire."

"Gaining" proves that healthy nutrition is only a first step and that true recovery requires a new understanding of the role that genetics, personality, relationships, and anxiety play in these disorders.

Aimee uses cutting-edge research to dispel the myth that fashion is wholly to blame.

She examines the real reasons eating disorders—at all ages—are on the rise, and how they can be prevented in future generations.

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