Today we will be discussing Eating Disorders in those age 30 and over. Welcome Abigail and thank you for speaking with us today on Eating Disorders. That's correct, by no means are eating disorders diseases of youth only.
Adults can be susceptible just as children can be.
In fact, many adults with eating disorders were once kids with eating disorders who never went through the tasks of recovery. It is difficult to distinguish an eating idiosyncrasy or quirk from a clinical disorder at times. This is because we are a very weight and appearance conscious society. The distinction between benign and pathology is when behaviors begin to take up a life of their own inside the host, in other words, when they no longer become a matter of personal choice and when they interfere with a person's daily functioning in his or her life roles. The question about what causes an eating disorder is a tough one.