health, I don’t understand your point that:
To those saying overeating is an eating disorder, you are ncorrect. . .
For one thing, the topic posed by the OP was anorexia and bulimia. For another, the quotes attributed to Dr. Walsh speak of “binge eating” and say nothing about compulsive overeating, known sadly in our community as “fressing.”
Compulsive overeating is indeed a serious problem and affects way too many frum people causing heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
Here is the contact information for Dr. Walsh: http://nyp.org/FPHTML/physician/tbwalsh/
Why don’t you call him and ask him if he agrees that compulsive overeating is not a disorder?
When I see someone with a BMI over 30, I think to myself, “Nebech, when will he learn?” If I see a person like that eating at a kiddush as if he is about to cross the Sinai Desert without food, I ask when Hatzoloh will have a Fressing Emergency Number.