Prairie Doc: An eating disorder doesn’t have a body type

Prairie Doc: An eating disorder doesn’t have a body type
Prairie Doc: An eating disorder doesn’t have a body type

When most people think about an eating disorder, they picture someone who is very thin or visibly unwell. But eating disorders don’t have a specific body type.

You can’t tell if someone has an eating disorder just by looking at them.

As a dietitian who specializes in eating disorders, this is one of the biggest misconceptions I see. You don’t have to “look sick” to have an eating disorder.

Eating dis…