Because Eating Disorders are a serious mental illness with high mortality rates

FAT-TALK-FREE FEBRUARY DAILY CHALLENGE: look up 5 facts about eating disorders. Ask yourself if there was anything that surprised you. 

Eating disorders are not a choice. It is not a diet taken too far. Eating disorders can manifest in using food intake/outtake as a mean of control. Eating disorders are not a "white girl disease" but affect all races, cultures, genders, ages, abilities, ethnicities, sexualities, countries ...

"Individuals with eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes. Many times, the media and other public discussions about eating disorders focus solely on individuals with a diagnosis of anorexia who are severely emaciated.  In reality, many individuals with anorexia may not ever appear so drastically underweight.  Furthermore, many individuals with severe disorders including bulimia, binge eating, and OSFED can be underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese and often fluctuate in weight. Even athletes who appear to be incredibly fit might be struggling with an eating disorder. The bottom line is that you cannot define someone’s health by how much they weigh and you cannot determine whether they have an eating disorder just by looking at them." - https://eatingdisorder.org/eating-disorder-information/facts-myths/

Be kind. 

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