Disordered eating issues can develop during any stage in life but typically appear during the teen years or young adulthood. Classified as a medical illness, appropriate treatment can be highly effective for many of the specific types of eating disorders.
An eating disorder is an illness that involves an unhealthy feeling about the food we eat. It affects “5-10 millions Americans and 70 million individuals worldwide” (www.eatingdisorderinfo.org 1). 
      Eating Disorders in Today’s World Eating disorders are alive and well in today’s world and they are a major problem.  An eating disorder can look like a few different things, ranging from a severe reduction of food intake to over eating to feelings of negativity towards your body shape or weight. 
     For many girls, the teenage years are spent trying to acquire this look. Females are trying diets and are exercising like it is a competition to see who can lose the most weight the quickest.The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has led to a growing number of people who have developed an eating disorder to try to deal with their lack of self-esteem or other related problems. 
     Disordered eating issues can develop during any stage in life but typically appear during the teen years or young adulthood. Classified as a medical illness, appropriate treatment can be highly effective for many of the specific types of eating disorders.