Child Quote by Olivia Newton-John

Eating disorders can have serious medical and psychological consequences which, left unchecked, can kill. Parents should address this issue and ask their children to…

— Tipper Gore

Eating disorders can be extremely isolating, they can tear you away from your family and your friends and make you feel really ashamed of…

— Zara McDermott

You can have a disordered relationship with food, but to have an eating disorder is indicative of a mental illness, which I think needs…

— Troian Bellisario

“At a certain point, an eating disorder ceases to be "about" any one thing. It stops being about your family, or your culture. Very…

— Marya Hornbacher

Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.

— Aimee Liu

Their [those with eating disorders'] task is to rescue themselves from a drive that is destroying them. Food embodies the false values that their…

— Marion Woodman

I was never diagnosed with an eating disorder but I definitely had a difficult relationship with food.

— Olly Alexander

“Eating disorders are insidious and subtly manipulative. The behaviors that initially feel like relief are the same ones that will eventually ruin you.”

— Brittany Burgunder

An eating disorder is serious and it's a disease, and I don't think you can lightly say that someone has a disease unless they're…

— Nicole Richie

“Eating disorders are prevalent among women who were sexually abused as children. They seem to have components of other symptoms such as obsessions, compulsions,…

— Karen A. Duncan

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from…

— Tipper Gore

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses, not lifestyle choices.

— Demi Lovato