| Eating disorders are the diseases caused due | | | | family and friends, he can fully overcome the |
| to the abnormal eating behavior of an | | | | disease. |
| individual. Many people suffer from such | | | | |
| eating disorders. They indulge in eating more | | | | There are certain misconception about eating |
| and more food, which is considered abnormal. | | | | disorders. One common misconception is that |
| A normal person cannot have the amount of | | | | the males who have any eating disorder are |
| food, a person suffering from an eating | | | | considered to be gay. The fact is that sex |
| disorder can have. | | | | has nothing to do with eating disorders. |
| | | | Secondly, if a man has one eating disorder, |
| Such abnormal patterns of food are not a | | | | he cannot have another. Whereas, many people |
| result of increased hunger. Person having | | | | have multiple eating disorders. |
| eating disorders have other problems. These | | | | |
| problems are related to their lifestyle. | | | | The most common misbelieve is that teenage |
| Eating disorders are a sign of a problematic | | | | girls are more prone to eating disorders. It |
| time in a person's life. People eat more food | | | | is a fact that you can have an eating |
| to suppress extreme emotions and depression. | | | | disorder during your teenage years but |
| | | | anyone, be it children, young girls, and |
| There are also different types of eating | | | | boys, can develop an eating disorder. |
| disorders. Some types of eating disorders | | | | |
| are: anorexia, compulsive eating, binge | | | | If someone around you seems to be suffering |
| eating disorder and bulimia. These eating | | | | with eating disorders, help them. Such people |
| disorders are completely curable. You have to | | | | become emotionally very weak and use food as |
| detect them on time and seek a medical | | | | a way to relieve themselves. Emotional |
| advice. Treatment may takes a long time. But | | | | support is the most important thing to treat |
| if the patient is given good support by his | | | | these individuals. |