IN THE UNITED STATES, 30,000,000 PEOPLE WILL SUFFER FROM AN EATING DISORDER AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. EATING DISORDERS ARE SERIOUS BUT TREATABLE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESSES THAT CAN AFFECT PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS, AGES, RACES, RELIGIONS, ETHNICITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, BODY SHAPES, AND WEIGHTS. IN FACT, EATING DISORDERS HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE OF ALL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, SURPASSED ONLY BY OPIOIDS.