If you answer yes to many of these questions, you need to talk to your child and pediatrician.

• Does your child skip family meals  and prepare her own food instead ?
• Is your child following her own diet ?
• Has your child adopted a ” healthy” vegetarian diet all of a sudden  and obsessively .
• Are a no or low calorie food a major part of your child’s diet ?
• Does your child hide food in her room ?
• Are certain food groups or nutrients excluded in your child’s diet ?
• Does your child visit the bathroom after eating ?
• Does your child  flush the toilet, run water, or turn on the shower while in the bathroom?
•  Has your child lost  a lot of weight in a short amount of time ?
• Does your child have unusual number of scratches or cuts over her knuckles.
• Does she have swollen cheeks or lymph nodes around her face, or broken blood vessels in the whites of her eyes?
• Does your child get dizzy or is she easily fatigued ?
• Does your child have several headaches, heartburns and coughs ?
• Has her periods stopped ?
• Does your child play with her food without actually eating it ?
• Has your child developed downy hair on her face, arms, and back?
• Does your child have bruises along her back ?
• Can  you see the bones of her back and collarbones clearly outlined?
• Is she engaged in a  lot of physical activity to help speed up weight loss ?
• Has your child become socially withdrawn, irritable, moody, or depressed
• Does your child seem more secretive ?