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Saturday, May 26, 2007

High Number of Deaths from Eating Disorders

An estimated 165,000 people in the U.K. have eating disorders. Of those, an estimated 10% die as a result of their illness, but some experts believe that percentage could be even higher.
"The emphasis on super-thin models has been blamed for the increase in eating disorders. Experts say that these can have an effect on how people perceive themselves, but the causes of eating disorders are usually more complex and are linked to general feelings of self-worth."
An estimated 5% of the girls in the U.K. are believed to have anorexia. Bulimia is thought to be three times more common. Read more online.

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Labels: self-esteem, death, body_image

Posted By: Aspen Education Group

Comments:

Residential Treatment on 2/23/2010
This is really something to be aware of. This is a great awareness to give parents an idea regarding eating disorders. So parents must be educated regarding this issue.

One way is to seek help on those disorder to the right person and organization like residential treatment centers they could give your child/teen the right treatment that they need for them.