| People with an eating disorder eat in such a | | | | disorder, in comparison to 1 million males. |
| manner that compromises their physical health. | | | | Eating disorders transcend all ages. Statistics show |
| The manner of eating may vary in ways: it may | | | | that 10% of all eating disorder cases are reported |
| be excessive or very limited, or eating all the | | | | to occur in young children who are 10 years old |
| wrong foods. | | | | or less, 33% of the reported cases are between |
| Among the known eating disorders, anorexia | | | | 11-15 years of age, 43% between the ages of |
| nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating rise as | | | | 16-20 and 86% of the cases are reported in |
| the most adamant cases particularly in western | | | | individuals who are 20 years and older. |
| countries. Research sums up that over a span of | | | | Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge |
| one lifetime there are at least 50, 000 people who | | | | eating affect more women than men. Surveys |
| will die because of eating disorders. If untreated, a | | | | state that women get figure conscious more so |
| total of 20% of individuals inflicted with eating | | | | then men. Athletes and college students are |
| disorders will die. But if applied with treatment, it is | | | | commonly suffer from eating disorders mainly |
| trimmed down to between 2-3%. | | | | because of society's pressure on being thin. |
| In general, studies show how eating disorders | | | | Athletes who are involved in sports such as |
| affect American people. Confirmed statistics show | | | | gymnastics, figure skating, dancing and |
| that there are an estimated total of 7 million | | | | synchronized swimming are more likely to develop |
| females suffering from some type of eating | | | | an eating disorder. |