Eating disorders has always been an important topic to discuss with teenagers, but according to a new study children as young as 8-years old are being diagnosed with anorexia.

As a guy this is an issue that’s been very foreign & uncormfortable for me to discuss.  Honestly, I just don’t get it, but that’s no excuse to not be educated about the disease and sympathetic toward those who are suffering from it.  In fact, I’ve pretty much come to the conclusing that nearly every female in our society deals with the temptations associated with their appearance to some degree.

While female leaders have exprience, we should all get to know as much as possible about these issues.

Here are a few links with helpful information.

• Kids Health
• National Eating Disorder Association
• Medline Plus