Understanding Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are serious behavioral conditions affecting millions of people worldwide.

These conditions go beyond preoccupation with food and weight impacting one’s physical,

emotional and mental well being, making it difficult to cope with daily life.

Sometimes they are even fatal. Some common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa,

bulimia nervosa, Pica, and Orthorexia. People with anorexia may severely restrict

the amount of food they eat or even engage in excessive exercise. It’s an intense

fear of gaining weight, distorted body image or a denial of the seriousness of low

body weight. Anorexia has the second highest death rate of any mental illness,