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By Rachel Stonehouse
image captionLucy says she is worried about spending Christmas on a medical ward I m trying to think of Christmas beyond the food but it s difficult, Lucy Tawn tells us.
The 21-year-old from Yorkshire has had anorexia for seven years and she s speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat from hospital. At the moment I m preparing to spend Christmas on a medical ward, and it feels quite scary with Covid around, she says.
Like many others, Lucy has found the impact of the pandemic has made things more difficult.
It s estimated that about 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder, according to the charity Beat.