EDAW is an annual effort by groups across Canada, the U.S., Europe and Australasia to educate the public on the relationship between dieting, body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. The goal is to increase awareness of the factors causing individuals, particularly women, to develop anorexia, bulimia and weight preoccupation.

 

EDAW continues to be a huge success. A number of organizations and community groups work together to promote healthy body image and self-esteem, and to celebrate the diversity of shapes and sizes in our culture during the first week in February.