While diets are about food and weight, eating disorders become much, much more than that. Food and weight become all-powerful, and people with eating disorders use both in an attempt to better their lives (by gaining a sense of control, numbing painful emotions, earning approval or acceptance, etc.).
Long Island New York is comprised of two counties â Nassau County and Suffolk County, two cities â Long Beach and Glen Cove, numerous local towns, villages, hamlets, postal zones and designated places.
Suffolk County / Ë s Ê f É k / is a suburban county on Long Island and the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 1,493,350, estimated to have decreased to 1,492,583 in 2016, making it the fourth-most populous county in New York.