Eating disorders can take a serious toll on the body, prompting experts to call for overlooked long-term consequences to be addressed by healthcare services.

A large study led by a team from the University of Manchester traced the short- and long-term outcomes for eating disorder (ED) patients in the UK, revealing that even 5 to 10 years after diagnosis, ED patients are at increased risk of death, as well as kidney failure, liver disease, diabetes , osteoporosis, and psychiatric disorders like personality disorder and depression .

"Eating disorders affect millions of individuals worldwide, yet their consequences are under-recognized," eating disorder researchers Ethan Nella and Jennifer Couturier, both from McMaster University in Canada, and who were not involved in the study, wri

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