Adult women starve, binge, and purge. Eating disorders, once thought to be the province of misguided teens who twist the cultural thinness imperative into ravaged bodies, are now rampant in the aging, health-conscious, baby boomer population. And beyond.

That's the news, according to a recent Associated Press (AP) article. In fact, the situation has been brewing for some time and is only now gaining national attention. Women in their 40s and 50s are...