Conditions

Eating Disorder

A category of mental health conditions involving serious disturbances in eating behaviors and related thoughts and feelings.

Eating disorders are a category of mental health conditions involving serious disturbances in eating behaviors, body image, and related thoughts and feelings. They can affect anyone regardless of body size, age, or gender, and they can have real physical and emotional consequences. Care often involves a team that may include a therapist, a medical provider, and a registered dietitian.

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