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[quote=Anonymous]Op, ignore the posters attacking you for caring about your daughter. there are many man haters on this board who will twist  every situation your fault no matter who the facts are.

I work with youth with eating disorders and yes your daughters behavior is concerning. I would start with a visit to the pediatrician to rule out any other causes. Don't focus too much with her on her eating but do keep an eye on her intake. 400-550 calories is not sufficient and her health will suffer at that intake. There are a number of red flags here and you are right to be concerned.

If physical aspects are ruled out, then you definitely need to look at emotional. It could be anxiety or depression rather than an eating disorder. There could be something that happened at school or otherwise and this is how she is dealing with it . It could be the beginning of an eating disorder.

You is the adult in her life that she is closest too? That might be a good person to involve to have a bit of a deeper one on one chat with her, maybe go for lunch to see if she might open up at all.

You are doing the right thing to stay on top of it and to take action if needed. She likely has no real idea of the ramifications of starvation on the body and while she isn't there yet, she isn't eating enough to stay healthy.

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