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Poor self-esteem.
Negative body image.
Obsessed about food.
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Risk Factors
Risk factors for eating disorders can include:
- Being female, although statistics are rising for males.
- Personality traits such as perfectionism, rigidity, all-or-nothing thinking and risk-avoiding.
- Dieting.
- Personal or family history of obesity, eating disorders, disordered eating habits and depression.
- Physical or sexual abuse, teasing and harassment.
- Participation in sports in which body shape and size are important.
- Significant and overwhelming stress.
- Youth. While eating disorders can start at any age, ages 11 and 17 have been identified as times for increased vulnerability.
More on Eating Disorders Teens Run Risk With Extreme Diets
In the Encyclopedia: Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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