Most people enjoy their food but do not eat a great deal more or less than their body needs.
Problems can occur, however, when people use food as a way of dealing with personal difficulties.
Anorexia nervosa People with anorexia develop a fear of fatness that goes far beyond that of most dieters. The need to control their weight dominates all other emotions and food becomes the central issue of their lives. It is important to seek medical help as soon as possible because some of these problems, if left untreated, may not improve when the person recovers from anorexia. Sometimes people die of the condition. Bulimia Like anorexia, bulimia develops from an obsessive desire to be thin.