Eating disorders affect nearly 5 million Americans every year, according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM). There are multiple categories of eating disorders, but an eating disorder (ED) is generally defined as “a disruption in the eating behavior with excessive concern about body weight that impairs physical health or psychosocial functioning.”
Consequently, someone struggling with an ED may exhibit physical symptoms such as dramatic weight loss, chapped lips, gray skin, hair loss, and dental erosions. But what about those symptoms that aren’t visible to the naked eye?
