- The peak onset of eating disorders occurs during puberty and the late teen/early adult years, but symptoms can occur as young as kindergarten. Eighty percent of all 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat.
- As many as 10 million females and 1 million males in the U.S. are battling eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Approximately 15 million more are struggling with binge eating disorder. Millions practice disordered eating due to an obsession with dieting.
- Over the course of one person’s lifetime, at least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of eating disorders.
- Eating disorders affect people from all walks of life, including young children, middle-aged women, men and individuals of all races and ethnicities.
- According to the National Institute of Mental Health, eating disorders are serious illnesses with a bio-logical basis modified and influenced by emotional and cultural factors. They are not lifestyle choices.
- Eating disorders are preventable and treatable, yet hundreds of people die from them every year. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
NEDAwareness Week 2010
Next week (February 21-27) is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Here are some facts about eating disorders to kick the week off early...
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