Anorexia
- Half of fourth grade girls in the US have started dieting!
- By late adolescence, up to one out of 100 girls show clinical signs of
anorexia.
- In males and females, the average age for the beginning of an eating disorder
is 17.
- One out of ten patients with eating disorders are male, even though this
is considered a "female problem".
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Created: 3/2/2001 - Donnica Moore, M.D.
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