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What Are Eating Disorders?
Eating disorders are both psychological and physical in nature. An eating disorder is a pattern of eating that is particularly harmful to the body and mind. Eating disorders are often fueled by fear of being or becoming overweight.

Diagnosis of Eating Disorders
Knowing whether you or a loved one has an eating disorder is key to beginning to move into healthier ways of living. But how do you find out whether an eating disorder diagnosis is appropriate in your situation?

Symptoms of Eating Disorders
Eating disorder symptom lists for major (and other) eating disorders. Eating disorder symptoms manifest in physical, mental, and behavioral ways.

Causes of Eating Disorders
The actual causes of eating disorders are elusive, but we do know many factors that contribute to eating disorder development.

Treatment of Eating Disorders
The first step in overcoming an eating disorder is getting treatment. Eating disorder treatment comes in many forms, and most require multiple kinds of treatment to overcome their eating disorders.