What are the causes of the onset of an eating disorder in adults?

The causes of an eating disorder in adults are the same as in young people: lack of self-esteem, lack of social skills, a social environment very focused on the physical.

There is no difference in the causes, whether one is an adolescent or an adult. Eating disorders are not due to a single cause; individual, social, and family factors can contribute to them. Some people are more vulnerable to certain risk factors that may lead to developing the disorder, but it is always multifactorial, with several causes potentially contributing, such as genetic predisposition, maladaptive responses to severe stress, loss of family members, bullying , harassment, or physical, psychological, or sexual abuse, etc.