Many adults 'don't know signs of eating disorders'

"I must have been in denial - I was in denial," says Lynda Kent, whose daughter developed an eating disorder 15 years ago at the age of 19.

"I didn't want to see there was a problem, until her sister made it very clear that we had a problem."

Lynda says she knew nothing about eating disorders back then and was slow to pick up on the telltale signs.

Her story is not untypical, as a survey finds one in three adults could not name any signs of an eating disorder.

The YouGov survey of 2,108 adults in the UK - to mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week - also found 79% were unable to name psychological symptoms, such as low self-esteem or having a distorted perception of weight.


Source : bbc