Signs of Eating Disorders

	Anorexia Nervosa	Bulimia Nervosa	Compulsive Eating
Noticeable weight loss	x
Excessive exercise	x	x
Obsession with food,calories, recipes	x	x	x
Excuses for not eating meals (i.e. ate earlier, not feeling well, etc.)	x
Unusual eating habits (i.e. cutting food into tiny pieces)	x
Noticeable discomfort around food	x	x
Complaining of being "too fat", even when thin	x	x
Cooking for others, but not eating themselves	x
Restricting food choices to only diet foods	x
Guilt or shame about eating	x	x	x
Depression, irritability, mood swings	x	x	x
Evidence of vomiting, laxative abuse, diet pills or diuretics	x	x	x
Wearing baggy clothes to hide weight loss	x
Frequently checking weight on scale	x	x
Difficulty eating in public	x	x	x
Very secretive about eating patterns	x	x
Pale complexion (almost a pasty look)	x
Perfectionistic attitudes	x	x
Binge eating		x	x
Bathroom visits after eating	x	x
Weight fluctuations (within 10-15 lb. range)		x
Swollen glands		x
Fasting	x	x
Severe self-criticism	x	x	x
Self worth determined by weight	x	x	x
Fear of not being able to stop eating voluntarily		x	x
Self-deprecating thoughts following eating	x	x	x
Avoidance of restaurants, planned meals or social events	x	x	x
Complains of sore throat		x
Substance abuse	x	x	x
Ipecac abuse		x
Going on many different diets	x	x	x
Eating little in public, while maintaining a high weight			x
Believing they will be a better person when thin	x	x	x
Feeling tormented by eating habits	x	x	x
Weight is focus of life	x	x	x