Signs and symptoms

Look for these signs of eating disorders in your friend or family member's behavior.

• Eliminating entire food groups from their daily intake
• Skipping meals and often saying they are not hungry
• Filling up only on low-calorie foods or using gum and water to feel full
• Becoming isolated from friends
• Making excuses for not eating socially
• Eating erratically by overeating, undereating or eating fast
• Talking constantly about food, calories and being fat while restricting their intake
• Exercising excessively to compensate for eating

Find out about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating.