Do people die from eating disorders?

Question

Do people die from eating disorders?
Or do they die of complications that are a result of the eating disorder?

Answer

On most death certificates there is an immediate cause of death and contributing causes of death. So, for anorexia it would likely be heart failure for immediate cause of death and anorexia for contributing cause of death.brIn any case, the answer is YES you can die from an eating disorder..whether it is primary or secondary cause of death is not that important.