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“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalms 139:14<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The American Psychiatric Association defines eating disorders as “behavioral conditions characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in eating behaviors and associated distressing thoughts and emotions. They can be severe conditions affecting physical, psychological and social function.” Eating disorders are serious but treatable physical and mental illnesses that can affect people of any gender, age, body shape, and weight. Eating disorders are prevalent in adolescents and are associated with significant medical and psychiatric problems. Types of eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, pica, rumination disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders. Many people with an eating disorder struggle in secret for years before even reaching out for help. While no one thing causes eating disorders, here are some factors that may contribute to the problem: genetics, physiological issues, culture, environment, and biochemistry.  This section has a variety of resources that will help you better understand eating disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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