Eating Disorders

An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. A person with an eating disorder may have started out just eating smaller or larger amounts of food, but at some point, the urge to eat less or more spiraled out of control. Severe distress or concern about body weight or shape may also signal an eating disorder. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
Each character from the AAU series and Teens of Silver Hills series had their battles with eating disorders.
*Alicia Alcott, a character from the All About Us series had a Binge-Eating Disorder when a person loses control over his or her eating. Alicia began her BED when she was upset about being bullied by students and a mean teacher and her conflict with her parents when she started having bad grades. In Behind the Music, she attempted to starve herself to look her best before her dance performance.
*Katie Frankel, a character from the Just the Seven of Us series had Anorexia Nervosa. Katie's battle with Anorexia began when she went through two difficult times in her life when she lost her father and she was upset when she saw her ex-boyfriend at the time beginning a relationship with her frenemy. Overtime, she got help for her Anorexia after she collapses in a game and she was rushed to the hospital. Four years after Katie graduated from Silver Hills High, future student, Annika Kurtz, an Dragonette from the school's cheerleading squad suffered from Anorexia Nervosa.
*Caitlyn Haines, a character from The Haines Family Values had Bulimia. Caitlyn's battle with Bulimia began after her father, Logan Haines suspects her of doing drugs. When he and Caitlyn's mother, Sierra began to confront her about doing drugs, they were shocked to learn that she actually had Bulimia. Caitlyn's reason for her Bulimia was because she was trying to fit in the high school world by being pretty and thin. Her parents signed her up to help her get counseling for her Bulimia. Eight years after Caitlyn graduated from Silver Hills High, future student Lexie Winfield went through Bulimia when she went through trouble maintaining her perfect image, however she went to counseling after her step-sister, Kristen intervened when she told her that she needed help.
==Notes==
*Both Caitlyn Haines and Lexie Winfield had Bulimia storylines.
*Alicia Alcott had an Binge-eating disorder.
*Katie Frankel and Annika Kurtz had Anorexia Nervosa which began after the death of Katie's father and Annika was teased for not having the "right" body.
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