How many calories does it have? How do I explain to my parents that all I’m eating for supper today is a half slice of bread? Thoughts that constantly revolve around eating and body weight are typical for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa, often simply called anorexia. But there’s more to this eating disorder than the desire to be slim. And the number of young people who have it has risen considerably since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Anorexia is characterized by an abnormally low body weight and obsessive fear of gaining weight, which manifests itself by severely restrict…