A recent study conducted by Stanford University shows that web-based eating disorder prevention programs may actually work. The study was conducted using 480 volunteers averaging 21 years old. Half the group participated in an eight-week on-line prevention program. The other half did not.

"A two-year follow up revealed... significant differences in two high-risk subgroups: students who were overweight and those who were already engaged in behaviors that can presage a full-blown disorder..."

This study was the first of it's kind to prove that prevention programs can effectively curb or halt eating disorders in high-risk groups. Read more from the Denver Post.