Adolescence can be a very stressful time when people begin gaining independence and discovering who they are. The teen years are when people establish new friendships and also when they find that their body has begun to develop. When a person enters puberty, it can be a very stressful, confusing and frightening period. Some can make the transition from childhood to adulthood with no major problems. However, few may develop a teen eating disorder as a way to cope with these changing time.

 

A teen eating disorder may cause someone to worry that the weight that he or she is gaining will become permanent. This can cause panic and desperate efforts to prevent or shed any weight gain. Teen may be ignorant of the fact that these physical changes will ease with time and that their weight will stabilise without the need for dieting.

 

Eating disorders include a range of conditions that can affect someone physically, psychologically and socially. The most common eating disorders are: