I'm really grateful that articles like this are being printed & the public is becoming more aware of the seriousness of eating disorders. I started engaging in eating disorder behavior when I was 9 or 10 years old & have been struggling for 21 years. I have at least 7 other family members that have also struggled with anorexia, & several others who deal with food/weight issues & being over weight. It's difficult to know where to draw the line between this illness being something that is biological vs. learned vs. an addiction illness like alcholism. Maybe that's why it's so complex & difficult to treat b/c it could be a combination of the three.

It is such a blessing that the eating disorder research field has continued to make progress & it's my hope & prayer that it receives more funding. This is a cureable illness that people don't have to die from. I think the more educated parents are about eating disorders, the more likely they can help prevent them...or at least help get their loved one aggressive help before the illness progresses too far.