The survey, released to coincide with the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week on 25 February, showed nearly a quarter of families get no support whatsoever.
It discovered eight out of 10 families received no information from their GP and 54 per cent felt their doctor was not well informed about eating disorders.
Emma Healey, director of operations at Beat, said: "It's a reflection on the lack of training, information and confidence that many GPs have about eating disorders."
One parent who was surveyed by Beat said: "I am confident that if my daughter had been referred correctly to someone who knew how to deal with eating disorders she could have been saved."
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