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Ask an Expert: Can people develop eating disorders in their 40s?

Q: “A friend in his 40s has become obsessed with dieting. He has lost so much weight that he’s starting to look too thin, yet he continues to diet. Is it possible to develop an eating disorder at that age? Should I say something to him about it? I want to help, but how?”

Answer from Jason Stone, M.D., psychiatrist, Providence Outpatient Eating Disorders Program and Providence Outpatient Behavioral Health Services, and Barbara Oyler, R.N., M.N., PMHNP, clinical team leader, Providence Behavioral Health Services:

Ask an Expert: Could my daughter have an eating disorder?

Q: “My daughter just came home from college on break, and I can't believe how much weight she has lost. I'm worried. Could she have an eating disorder? What should I do?”

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