Where Are Hard Statistics On EDs? I’ve Seen Several Places That Say That .5% To 2% Of Young Women Suffer From EDs, But I Feel It Must Be More Prevalent. Is It Just Unreported? I’m Very Interested In Knowing More Factual Statistics..

I Would Have To Agree. I Have
flowers – 04/27/2009 – 18:55

I would have to agree. I have seen reports where it says that anorexia affects up to 5% of the female population but I would really think that there are so many unreported cases because so many of us hide the fact that we have or had an issue with our appearance.

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