Expert: Leigh-Anne Persing, PA-C - 10/17/2008

Question
iv got a problem with food when ever i am near food i hate it and when ever i do eat i feel so bad that i throw it up but i don't think i underweight but are U always underweight when U have a eating disorder

Answer
No, one does not have to be underweight to be diagnosed with an eating disorder. Generally anorexia is diagnosd by meeting a list of criteria which includes being 85% of ideal body weight, so say yo have all other symptoms to meet criteria except for the 85% of weight... then one would just be diagnosed with ED-NOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified)