ed as being beautiful because they were thin. I would also hear stories of young children who were anorexic, a person who refuses to eat, and bulimic, a person who consumes large amounts of food and afterwards use laxatives or force themselves to vomit. Not many people realize that eating disorders are a problem with children of such a young age. Parents should know of this problem and be aware of the symptoms. Hopefully, more will be done to study the causes of this. Once a cause is discovered, we may figure out a way to stop this disorder from plaguing our children. ...