Is obesity an eating disorder?
November 8, 2010 Eating Disorders
Is obesity an eating disorder?
It is simplistic to imagine that the entire problem of obesity is, or is not, an eating disorder. One of the few consensus views in this field is that obesity is a multi-factorial entity in which the aetiology and treatment are unlikely to follow a single unified line of reasoning. Yet it is probable that an understanding of the nature of eating disorders, and their relevance to subgroups of the obese population, may assist our understanding and treatment of this complex problem. Help For Obese Eating Disorders is a great article which i am sure you will want to share with others.