If you are not then maybe it’s your friend.  According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, more than eight million people in the US have eating disorders.  So for sure that number would doble if we have to include the number of people other countries.  Ninety percent of these are women who began to have this abnormality since they were in their teen years.  Some even started as young as 8!  Imagine at eight years old.  So, how will you know the warning signs of someone who has an eating disorder?  Here are some of them:

• They are obessed with calories and food and are concerned about body weight, though they are thin.

• They won’t eat; lie about how much they ate.

• They faint.

• They get angry if you suggest they have a problem.

• They have calluses on their knuckles (from forcing themselves to throw up).

• They exercise strenuously.

• They eat only food with low to no calories.

For more information, check these websites:

National Eating Disorders Associaton
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Eating Disorders Recovery Online
www.edrecovery.com
Toll-free call 1-888-520–1700

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
www.anred.com