Friends and eating disorders

Eating disorders are a delicate topic for most people and special care must be taken if someone might have either anorexia or bulimia. My first step would be to do some research so I would have a better understanding of what is going on. I would more than likely attend some sort of eating disorder support group; hopefully I could find someone would be able to help me understand and lead in me in the right direction as to how I should confront my friend. If I played my cards right then hopefully I could take my new found friend to meet my other one. That way she could see that I really cared about her and I wasn’t trying to judge her. I think in these types of situations special care needs to be taken so the person doesn’t feel judged and they don’t feel that they have to defend themselves. Once someone gets into a defensive mood, you’d be better off talking to a brick wall. I think it's important to remember that you're there as a friend to show compassion and support, because the last thing they need is someone telling them that what they're doing is wrong, etc.