Ira M. Sacker, M.D., a Los Angeles native, is the coauthor of Dying to Be Thin: Understanding and Defeating Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia—A Practical, Lifesaving Guide. Visiting Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, he also maintains a private practice specializing in eating disorders in Manhattan and Long Island, New York. Visit the author at www.sackermd.com.