1.At least 1.1 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder, with young people in the age-group 14-25 being most at risk of developing this type of illness.
2.As many as one woman in 20 will have eating habits which give cause for concern; most will be aged 14 to 25 years old. (source: Mind)
3.More than 90 percent of those who have eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25. (source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
4.An estimated 19 to 30 percent of college females are diagnosed with an eating disorder.
5.Between 1 and 5 percent of adolescent women meet the criteria for an eating disorder diagnosis.
6.Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) develop in 4 to 6 percent of the general population.
7.Fifty percent of individuals who present for treatment of an eating disorder receive the diagnosis of EDNOS. (source: Eating disorders, the journal of treatment and prevention)
8.Nearly half of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression.
9.Only 10 percent of men and women with eating disorders obtain treatment.
10.Just 35 percent of people with eating disorders that receive treatment do so from a specialist eating disorder treatment centre.
11.Roughly 80 percent of females who receive treatment for their eating disorder do not get the intensity of treatment needed in order to stay in recovery. (source: The Renfew centre foundation)
These are UK statistics, for US go to: http://www.disordered-eating.co.uk/eating-disorders-statistics/eating-disorders-statistics-us.html
Sophie x
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