MOST COMMON EATING DISORDERS
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Pica
Disorders:
Binge Eating
Rumination
Avoidant/Restrictive
Purge Eating
Night Eating Syndrome
OSFED (other specified feeding or eating disorder)
STATISTICS Ref 1
16% of adult patients screened positive for an eating disorder.
Anorexia has the highest case mortality rate and second-highest crude mortality rate of any mental illness.
10,200 deaths each year are the direct result of an eating disorder—that’s one death every 52 minutes
The most common age of onset is between 12-25. Although much more common in females, 10 percent of cases detected are in males
Some of the most common factors include negative body image and self-esteem.
THE ALLIANCE FOR EATING DISORDERS HELPLINE IS 888.375.7767
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