Eating disorders affect the daily eating habits of a person. A person with an eating disorder may feel high anxiety, severe though disturbances, and a sense of guilt. An eating disorder may result in the consumption of extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating.
Eating disorders tend to manifest during the the teen years of a person. Recent statistics from the National Comorbidity Survey – Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), show a lifetime prevalence of eating disorders for 2.7% of teens aged 13 to 18. A separate 2.7% of teens also show a lifetime prevalence of severe eating disorders. Of these, twice more females (3.5%) suffer from an eating disorder than male teens (1.5%).
Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
