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Monday, February 05, 2007

Young People Lack Support

Or at least... that's how they feel. A recent study in London found that 92 percent of young people who struggle with eating disorders felt that they couldn't tell anyone. Some young people who participated in the study told of how their disorder was dismissed by physicians who called the disorder a "phase".
"This report comes close on the heels of a strong reaction by the US based National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and a number of scientists to an Associated Press story on 21st January where the supermodel Gisele Bundchen said of anorexia, 'the parents are responsible, not fashion.'"
The report calls for more accurate reporting and asks that the media report some of the good news, too. Read more at MedicalNewsToday.com.

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