In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder. However, there exist many misconceptions about the same and here are 5 of them: <br />1. You can tell a person has an eating disorder because they are skinny. It's important to understand that weight is only one of the symptom of an eating disorder. <br />2. People with an eating disorder can stop when they want to, but they just don't want to. Eating disorders are a serious mental illness - not a 'phase' that can be controlled or that can pass with time. <br />3. Men don't have eating disorders! A recent Harvard study declared that 25% of people suffering from anorexia and bulimia are men, and 40% of men with eating disorders are binge eaters! <br />4. People who overeat are lazy! Many binge eaters are physically active and they pay attention to detail on what they eat, it's just that they have binging episodes. <br />5. Eating disorder can't be cured! Studies reveal that up to 60% of people receiving treatment recover fully, while 80% recover partially.
