Thank you for your insights, Christine. And you're right; cancer-related anorexia is very different from the anorexia exhibited by people who are obsessed with their weight. The anorexia I am writing about is the result of treatment for oral cancer. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for an oral cancer patient who struggles so mightily to get enough nutrition, only to know that there are others who don't have to deal with the treatment-related challenges you do and yet still fail to eat properly. Of course, that is not to say that anorexia suffered by weight-obsessed people is not a serious disorder in its own right.

Thank you again. I look forward to gaining other insights from you on future topics. In the meantime, my thoughts and prayers will be with you.