An eating disorder is a condition that causes some people to have unhealthy thoughts and behaviors about food and body image. Teens with eating disorders often base how they feel about themselves on how much they weigh and how they look.
Common eating disorders include:
Teens with this problem limit how much food they eat. They can become dangerously thin.
Teens with this problem eat too much in a short time. Then they do something to get rid of the food, like making themselves vomit, so they won’t gain weight.
Binge eating disorder, or compulsive overeating. Teens with this problem eat too much, too fast. They do this on a regular basis for several months.
