Is there a connection between pathological lying and an eating disorder due to low self-esteem?

yes most people with eating disorders are pathalogical liers its the attention that they want and by lying and munipulating their weight they feel they will be in the spotlight and people will have to want to be them...

answer: um the above person is just bitter. eating disorder are not for attention, being in the spotlight, or (damn that was moronic) "because they want others to be them"....Yes people with EDs lie, but not pathologically so, Pathological lying is something someone does because they feel they always need to have a story to tell they feel this will impress others with their stories (if they are believed). People with EDs lie about their behaviors (how much they eat, weight, other self destructive behaviors) so their loved ones will not worry about them and to hide their illness.