There are several different types of eating disorders, the most common being anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. Eating disorders are mental health conditions that all involve an unhealthy relationship with food and eating, and often an intense fear of being overweight.
While it is common to be afraid of losing weight, overeating sometimes or skipping meals if we do not feel like it, an eating disorder is distinguished from all of those by being something that is constant. It can take a long time to recover from an eating disorder.