Eating Disorders
By: Crawford Mann
- 40% - 60% of girls aged 6 - 12 have expressed concerns about their weight.
- Eating disorders can cause the growth of fine, soft hair all over a person's body.
- The mortality rate of women aged 15 - 24 with an eating disorder is 12 times higher than any other illness.
- The development of eating disorders has been constantly increasing since 1950.
- Between 1988 and 1993, the amount of women afflicted by Bulimia more than tripled.
- Those afflicted by an eating disorder often have at least one other psychiatric disorders.
- The average amount of research funding per individual with an eating disorder was only 93 cents in 2011.
- 82% of participants in a 2010 survey said that eating disorders are severe mental and physical illnesses.
- 81% of 10-year-olds are afraid of becoming obese.
- Over 50% of teenage girls and almost 33% of teenage boys use unhealthy weight controlling behaviours.
Sources
"Prevalence vs. Funding." Get The Facts On Eating Disorders. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2016.
"Eating Disorders: About More Than Food." NIMH RSS. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 25 May 2016.