Good nutrition is built on three major components called macronutrients. These are protein, carbohydrates and fats. Each of the macronutrients is a vitally important part of a healthy diet and should be included in the right amounts for each individual person. Protein is needed in the diet for a number of very important reasons.

Although eating disorders have been around for a long time, the extensive research on them has existed for only about thirty years. It is known that there is a distinct and definitive correlation between a diagnosis of depression in the early to late teen years and the development of eating disorders. The three eating disorders that are most commonly studied and/or diagnosed are anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating.