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Johnston stressed that people who struggle with eating disorders have an uncanny ability to find what is wrong in many situations, even when others do not notice the issue. This translates to eating disorders as women begin to feel there is something wrong with their own body. Once they discover the issue may be their appearance, they begin to diet in order to fix that problem. They focus on food, fat and the number on the scale instead of listening to their bodies' signals of when they are actually hungry and when they are not. more

Help for athletes with eating disorders is not a one-size-fits-all approach, says Dr. James Greenblatt, the Chief Medical Officer of Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. "Individuals with eating disorders respond differently to different types of treatment." more