What is forming an eating disorder? Solution Eating Disorders are unhealthy condition characterized by unbalanced eating habits along with severe mental agony or anxiety on body figure. These may include inadequate or extreme food intake leading to adverse impact on an individual’s physical and mental well-being.The signs and symptoms of this disorder are intense dieting, underweight, body weight fluctuations, concern on calories of food, erratic food habits, depression, avoiding social gatherings etc. The three most common forms of eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. The Eating Disorders arise due to combination of biological, psychological, and/or environmental abnormalities. The biological factors include irregular hormone functions, hereditary factors and deficiencies. The psychological factors include negative thoughts and lack of confidence. The environmental factors contributing to eating disorders include mental agonies/traumas, peer pressure, stress, career, and professions demanding lean body.