Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that can lead to severe health problems, including death. Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an annual event held in March to raise awareness of eating disorders and to provide support to those who are struggling with these illnesses.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week was first held in 2005 by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). The goal of the event is to increase public understanding of eating disorders, to reduce the stigma associated with these illnesses, and to provide support to those who are struggling with them.
