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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just think it's odd, given the info presented, to immediately jump to the idea of an eating disorder.

If she's eating an overall sufficient amount of calories, with appropriate amounts of nutrients and not a lot of junk, and she's at normal weight and stays there, why assume she has a disorder?

Sounds like it could be a power struggle to me.  Dad is freaked out about food and already argues with his wife about her eating, now is transferring that freak out to the daughter.  IF she doesn't have an eating disorder now, she will if Dad keeps this up.[/quote]

OP here.

She is normal weight. She is has always been a picky eater and it is difficult to get her to eat healthier in general. I'm not ASSUMING she has a disorder, I'm simply asking if that is one possibility among many others.

Lately she's not getting enough calories (I'd estimate maybe 400 to 500 a day) and is, in fact, losing some weight.

I'm not freaked out about food at all. I don't like that my wife models dieting in front of my children, but that's about it.  And how dare you suggest that I'm transfering a "freak out" to my dd? Since you don't have anything useful to contribute to this discussion, I would respectfully ask you to stop posting.

Update: This morning she ate a bite of egg on toast, about four blueberries, and some cereal. Except for the variety, that's typical. In the past, she'd usually reach for just the cereal. She didn't eat any lunch yesterday or any dinner. And this does seem to be a deliberate attempt to avoid food. We'll see how it goes through the weekend.[/quote]

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