What are the dangers and costs of eating disorders and disordered eating?
The dangers and costs of eating disorders and disordered eating can be varied. They can impact on family and intimate relationships, friendships, work satisfaction and productivity, spirituality, and your sense of self-esteem and self-worth. In the United States, the National Institute of Mental Health reported that the mortality rate among people with anorexia is “about 12 times higher than the annual death rate due to all causes of death among females ages 15-24 in the general population” ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/eatingdisorders.cfm). Such deaths are most commonly attributed to complications from the eating disorder, including cardiac arrest, electrolyte imbalance, and suicide.
