Summer and holidays can be a difficult time of year for people with an eating disorder. For a long period of time, our usual daily routines and activities are disrupted.

Furthermore, we are beginning to be inundated with messages about the "need" to be prepared to show off a perfect body in summer and the so-called "bikini operation", which represents the beginning for many people of a diet to lose weight or an increase in compensatory physical exercise.

It is also a time when exposure to body image is more pronounced. This is when emotions such as anxiety or sadness can arise in people suffering from anorexia or bulimia, further increasing their preoccupation with body image.

Check out the summer advice for affected individuals and families.