Help for eating disorders:Proposed law would requireinsurers to cover treatment

DeKALB - A 46-year-old mother of three, Cristy White is desperate for a dietitian. But she can't afford one, and even though working with a dietitian may heal her, insurance won't cover the costs. “I might cry just talking about it,” the Aurora resident said. “This is a full-time job. It's overwhelming.” White is referring to her struggle with anorexia nervosa, a battle she's been fighting since 2000. She considers herself in recovery from the disorder, which she said was initially spurred by a period of anxiety resulting from the death of her father and other stressors. “All (of a) sudden, I kind of got hit with a lot,” White said. “One way I used to cope with being so overwhelmed with so many different kinds of emotions was to go ahead an