Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that require expensive physical and psychological treatment. It can cost more than $100,000 to treat a person with Anorexia Nervosa, which means that if someone is battling Anorexia for a decade, the costs of their foregone productivity and other financial costs could be more than $200,000. This can be a heavy burden to Australia’s health system and productivity, if Australia continues with treatment as usual for eating disorders.