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Diet and Nutrition |
Eating Disoders by Teens02/03/2003 |
What percent of eating disorders are teens?
There are many types of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa occur most frequently among female adolescents and young women. According to research, about one percent (1%) of female adolescents have anorexia. That means that about one out of every 100 young women have the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Bulimia nervosa is more common and occurs in about 4% of young women. The occurrence of eating disorders in men is much less common than in women. In fact, only about 10% of eating disordered persons are male. For more information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other eating disorders, please see the following websites: http://www.anred.com http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org http://www.anad.org
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Bonnie J Brehm, PhD, RD Professor of Nursing College of Nursing University of Cincinnati |
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