Basic Rules
- An eating disorder refers to states in which food and nourishment have an instrumental and manipulative role: food has become a way to regulate the appearance of the body.
- The spectrum of eating disorders is vast. The most common disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. In addition, incomplete clinical pictures and simple binge eating have become more general.
- Even small children can have different kinds of eating disorders that relate to difficulties in the relationships between the child and his/her caretaker.