Warning+signs-Treatment

Sometimes noticing an eating disorder in someone can be hard, but there are many, many signs that are symptoms of an eating disorder. One may start dramatically losing weight all of a sudden, clothes may begin to seem baggier, obsession with working out and eating healthy, trips to the bathroom after every meal, visible use of diet pills, skipping meals, etc.

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There are warning signs that you do need to be looking for. "First off, you never see them eat. You'll see them push their food around the plate, but you'll see every kind of avoidance technique you can imagine because they regard food as poison," Dr. Phil explains. "If they're acting around food as though it's toxic or poisonous, that should be a clue for you." Also, has your child been dressing in baggy clothes? "You're going to see really bulky sweaters and baggy pants to hide the weight loss and disguise the body," Dr. Phil says. "Look for extreme behaviors. Look for deception. Look for hiding." Additional warning signs:
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 * A significant change in apparent appetite


 * Excessive weight loss and an intense fear of weight gain


 * An unnatural preoccupation with food and calories


 * An obsession with clothing size, scales and mirrors


 * Routine secrecy, such as leaving the table immediately after eating to go behind closed doors


 * Avoidance of family meals or events at which food is present


 * Wearing bulky clothes to hide weight loss


 * Excessive exercise


 * Social withdrawal and moodiness


 * Binging: eating an amount of food larger than most people would eat


 * Self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, diuretics, enemas or other medications, or fasting for days following a binge


 * Hoarding food for later binges and eating in secret
 * GRAPH:**
 * **1 in 5 women** struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating (National Institute of Mental Health)
 * Eating Disorders affect up to **24 million Americans** and 70 million individuals worldwide (The Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders)
 * 90 % of those who have eating disorders are women between the **ages of 12 and 25** (SAMHSA)
 * It is estimated that currently **11% of high school students** have been diagnosed with an eating