| Researchers at the British Paediatric
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| | adolescents and young adults but until
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| Surveillance Unit estimated that 3.5
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| | now it has been unclear how many young
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| children in every 100,000 in the UK are
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| | children are diagnosed and treated.
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| treated for an eating disorder, including
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| | Puberty and body image are often to blame
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| anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.
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| | in these cases among the younger
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| Over a 13 month evaluation, 206 children
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| | population. Not to mention the effect of
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| under 12 years were treated for an eating
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| | skinny models and celebs. Even genetics
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| disorder in Britain and Ireland. At the
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| | plays a strong influence. But parents can
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| extreme end of the spectrum, one
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| | detect these changes - the experts
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| six-year-old girl was diagnosed with food
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| | suggest that children with eating
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| avoidance, excessive exercising and fear
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| | disorders commonly start by cutting out
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| of weight gain. Around 18% of cases
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| | favourite foods such as sweets and crisps
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| identified were seen in boys.
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| | and other signs include becoming
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| Eating disorders commonly affect
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| | withdrawn.
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