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- It is estimated that currently 11% of high school students have been
diagnosed with an eating disorder. (ANAD)
- 15% of young women have substantially disordered eating attitudes and
behaviors. (National Eating Disorder Screening Program)
- 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. 51% of 9 and 10 year old
girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet. (Mellin et. al)
- If todays mannequins were actual human women, based on theoretical body
fat percentages, they would probably cease to menstruate. (Rader Programs)
- 35% of "normal dieters" progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25%
progress to partial or full syndrome eating disorders. (Shisslak & Crago)
- The mortality rate for anorexia is higher than for any other psychological
disorder. In fact, its the number one cause of death among young women. Five to ten percent of anorexics die within ten years
of onset, 18-20 percent die within twenty years of onset, and only 50 percent report ever being cured. (ANAD)
- 10%-25% of all those battling anorexia will die as a direct result of
the eating disorder. (ANAD)
- Up to 19% of college aged women in America are bulimic. (Rader Programs)
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- A Study conducted by Cornell University found that 40% of male football
players surveyed engaged in some sort of disordered eating behavior. (Newsweek)
- Men constitute as many as 40% of those exhibiting Binge Eating Disorder.
(DSM IV)
- The onset of Binge Eating Disorder usually occurs during the late adolescence
or in the early twenties. (DSM IV)
- According to The Center for Mental Health Services 90% of those who have
eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25. (ANAD)
- According to a recent study, over 1/2 the females between the ages of
18-25 would prefer to be run over by a truck then be fat, and 2/3 surveyed would rather be mean or stupid. (M. Maine)
- Time Magazine reports that 80% of all children have been on a diet by the time
that they have reached the fourth grade.
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