Celebrities With Eating Disorders

Eating disorders affect more and more people each day, and celebrities are no exception. Celebrities rely on their image for making a living so a lot of pressure is placed on losing weight and looking good. Find out which celebrities have fallen under the trap of eating disorders.

Being a celebrity is not an easy thing. It is difficult to always be in the center of attention, to not be able to go to a restaurant or a store and relax without being photographed, to always be criticized about how you look, how you behave. From that point of view it's not ideal. Celebrities are public persons which rely on their image to make a living, so looking good is one of their top priorities, this is why they are always trying to eat healthy and exercise.

This constant pressure concerning the weight can leave it's print over some people. Being thin begins to pose a major priority and the meanings or getting thin don't matter anymore. When this happens some celebrities develop eating disorders. Eating disorders, like bulimia and anorexia are very serious psychological illnesses which can occur in both men and women. Anorexic people don't eat anymore while bulimics eat and throw up right after. Both illnesses cause a distorted perception of weight, meaning that these people are afraid of gaining weight and they never see themselves as being too thin.

Eating disorders can lead to rapid weight loss, weight loss which can leave a person skin and bones. These disorders can lead to very serious health problems even death. There are so many women who suffered from eating disorders and didn't want to be treated who died, it's horrific.

Among the celebrities who admitted having eating disorders or who appear to have an eating disorder, are: