Statistics on Eating Disorders


many people. Although exact figures may not be available for such findings, statistical records that are gradually gaining ground have pointed out the major factors that result in eating disorders across the world.
Men with eating disorders
Statistics reveal that men are less likely to suffer from eating disorders than women. While this may be true for men who are in the age group of twenty-five and above, there has been a considerable increase in the number of teenage boys and young adults who suffer from some kind of eating disorder or other. While some of this may be self-induced, research statistics also reveal other social and environmental factors like weather and work pressure that could lead to eating disorders among men.
Women with eating disorders
A greater percentage of women across the world and across all age groups have been linked with eating disorder problems. In their quest for losing weight and maintaining hourglass figures, women are continuously resorting to starvation, binge eating, overeating and bulimia to keep them looking thin and fit. Statistics reveal that peer pressure and social acceptability are the major factors that cause eating disorders in women.
Countries affected by eating disorders
Statistics on eating disorders from records that are available with health and medical professionals across the world point out those Western countries have a high likelihood and continuing trend of eating disorders. Continuous media coverage also has an indirect impact on the minds of people from such countries. Comparatively non-western countries have reported fewer eating disorder problems. But the availability of data from such countries is less and hence comparisons of such kind are based on records only currently available.
Age Groups affected by eating disorders
Statistics on eating disorders also reveal that problems due to eating disorders are more prevalent among teenagers and young adults. Adults in the age group of thirty and above may also face problems due to eating disorders because of their hectic lifestyles. Many baby boomers have health problems in the later stages of their lives because of erratic eating habits when they were young.

Celebrities with Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is not the bane of common people. It affects celebrities too. Recent surveys and reviews have celebrities talking about how once upon a time before they became celebrities, they faced eating disorders in their lives, and how they...

Facts about eating disorder:
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited (restricting), may include normal eating punctuated...

Teen Eating Disorders:
they subject themselves to torture by overeating or by not eating at all. With the aim of losing weight at all costs, teenagers cope with eating disorders even to the extent of starving themselves to death. Teen Eating Disorders - starvation ...

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