1. What Causes Eating
Disorders?
By Staff Writer, the Center for Counseling
and Health Resources

2. What Causes Eating Disorders?
Scientists, researchers, and professional counselors have yet to
discover why people develop eating disorders. At the same time,
research does point to a range of issues that appear to contribute to
anorexia, bulimia, and the like. These include psychological,
interpersonal, social, and biological factors.

3. What Causes Eating Disorders?
Experts agree that food is rarely the true issue. Instead, food
provides people with a means of control – control of emotions,
control of self-esteem, and control of one’s life.

4. What Causes Eating Disorders?
Psychological factors contributing to eating disorders include
depression, anxiety, anger, loneliness, and feelings of inadequacy.
On an interpersonal level, people suffering from these conditions may
come from abusive homes or have a history of being teased about
their weight. Furthermore, our culture glorifies being thin and
achieving the perfect body. Biologically, eating disorders tend to run
in families and research points to a genetic connection as well.

5. What Causes Eating Disorders?
Regardless of the cause, once a person develops an eating disorder,
a self-perpetuating cycle of physical and emotional destruction can
easily take over, which is why professional help plays such an
important role in overcoming eating disorders.

6. What Causes Eating Disorders?
About the Center for Counseling and Health Resources: Founded in
1984, The Center for Counseling and Health Resources provides
comprehensive, professional excellence in treatment and whole-
person care for addictions, depression, trauma, and other life
challenges.