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Unlike in the past eating disorders is now common among children in different parts of the world.

Based on a latest medical report, children as young as 10, 11 and 12 are already suffering from anorexia, an eating disorder of excessive weight loss and usually undue concern about body shape.
The report narrated those children as young as four to five years old are already afraid of getting fat that some of them already resort to diet to avoid getting fat.
To avoid getting fat many children worldwide engage in water diet, which  would later result into an eating disorder for these young children.
Medical experts noted that children who engage in diet early had been influence by their parents who had also been practicing such form of unhealthy lifestyle just to avoid getting fat.
Aside from parents, the society themselves are to be blamed for the increasing number of children suffering from eating disorders.
Communities define beauty as being sexy and slim that drove children to engage in diets just to pass the standard of beauty of his or her locality.
With this increasing number of children, suffering from eating disorders worldwide it is now the perfect time for the parents and community in general to do something on the matter.
The parents should educate their children the beauty of eating right amount of foods on time and at all times.
The parents should tell their children that beauty is not just being slim and sexy but the character and attitudes of person as well.
The society for their part should define beauty further than being slim and sexy.
The children are the hope of this planet so the adults should make sure these people can better serve their family and country.

A number of children worldwide are suffering from eating disorders caused by their family and the society in general.