When an eating disorder is suspected, many doctors begin with a series of questions developed by mental health professionals on attitudes and behavior regarding food. Questions like:
             - Do you think you're to fat or that other parts of your body are to fat?
             - Over the past few months has your weight increased, decreased, or remained the same?
             - Are you dieting or other means of losing weight?
             - Have you ever felt that you're eating out of control?
             - What would you consider your perfect weight?
             - How would a weight increase or decrease of 5 lbs affect you?
             The doctor further explores the patients eating habits such as eating alone, insisting on a certain plate, eating food in a particular order, and eating only certain kinds of food.
             Sometimes getting someone to the doctor can be difficult, as most people will deny that anything is wrong. The person's thinking has to change before the behavior can.
             Experts agree that a team approach is the best way to change thinking and behavior. The team consists of:
             - Family doctor- monitor physical health
             - Nutritionist- to teach normal eating habits
             - Psychiatrist- to explore reasons behind the eating disorder and to help overcome the destructive eating habits.
             Doctor- through medical examinations they check blood chemistry, blood pressure and heart rate. They look for swollen salivary glands, Damaged teeth enamel and calluses on the hands from rubbing on teeth to induce vomiting.
             Nutritionist-They take a diet history and try to learn the patients calorie intake.
             Psychiatrist- They explore moods, sleeping patterns, thoughts of suicide, childhood and family background to see if a history of depression, substance abuse or other problems.
             Treatment involves using both individual and
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