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What is an Eating Disorder?

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses; they are not a lifestyle choice or a diet gone "too far".

Eating disorders are serious, complex and potentially life-threatening mental illnesses. They are characterised by disturbances in behaviours, thoughts and attitudes to food, eating, and body weight or shape. Eating disorders have damaging impacts upon a person’s life and result in serious medical, psychiatric and psycho-social consequences. Read here.

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/what-are-eating-disorders

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/my-feelings/eating-problems/

https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/23881/3/Unit-3.pdf

https://www.familyconsumersciences.com/2014/06/the-abcs-of-eating-disorders/#google_vignette