Eating disorders can be deadly if not treated By Lisa Schubert, , Mike Cake, 14Many people think dieting, weight loss and eating disorders are a
recent phenomenon, but they can be traced back much further. "If you go back in the medical literature, there are instances
of eating disorders back in the '50s and in the '30s," says Dr.
Jerry Fletcher, a psychiatrist with Indiana Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, which treats children and their families. "You'll find eating dis