Anorexia

There are a variety of eating disorders these days and many people suffer from them. Adolescent women are the majority of those affected, although young men may suffer from an eating disorder as well. The two most common of these eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. An eating disorder is determined by a person's body weight. If a person's body weight is at least fifteen percent (15%) below their "ideal" weight, they are diagnosed as …

…serious eating disorder will die. For those who receive treatment, the proportion is much lower at two to three percent (2-3%). Eating disorders are serious diseases and should be treated and controlled as soon as one is diagnosed. To the family and friends of one who is suffering from an eating disorder it can be extremely frustrating and puzzling because they feel that the entire person who is suffering needs to do is to eat.