Signs and symptoms

Look for these signs of eating disorders in friends or family members.

• Eliminating entire food groups from what they eat each day
• 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 what they eat
• Exercising excessively to make up for eating

Read more about signs of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

 If you see these signs in yourself or others, call for an initial assessment.