Eating Disorders are real, life-threatening illnesses that involve extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight, food, and size. They are caused by a range of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Eating Disorders can affect people of all genders, ages, races, religions, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, with as many as 20 million women and 10 million men struggling with an eating disorder at some point in their lives.