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What are the causes of eating disorders?

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What are the causes of eating disorders?

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While there is no one single cause or predisposition that will necessarily lead to an eating disorder, the following are characteristics that many individuals with eating disorders exhibit: • Low self-esteem • Stress, leading to a need to be in control of something • Exposure to friends and family members that criticize weight and body image • Family members that have had, or currently have an eating disorder • Internalized societal and media image of beauty as skinny