Can eating disorders be fatal

Answer 1

Yes. Anorexia. You can starve to death. Look up "eating disorders" on Google or any search engine to research it more.

Not just Anorexia Nervosa. 3 people in the U.S. alone die everyday from complications of their eating disorder (most common being ED-NOS [include binge ED] and bulimia nervosa) usually from electrolyte imbalances (cardiac arrest) or suicide.

Answer 2

of course an eating disorder is life threatening. If you have an eating disorder, your body will start destroying yourself because it wont be getting the nutrition it needs to have on a daily basis. you should maintain a healthy weight. For example if you are 5'2" the healthy weight is between 110-120 pounds.

Answer 3

They can be. When the person is no longer receiving the necessary nutrients to survive and operate on a normal level, malnutrition becomes a dangerous, and possibly lethal, issue. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder in the United States. 20% of all those suffering from anorexia die prematurely. That statistic spike in females ages 15-24.

Answer 4

Yes, very much so. Many eating disorders can be fatal or have deadly side effects.

Answer 5

Yes. Several thousand people die every year from complications resulting from eating disorders.