An inside look at Eating Disorders

Eating Extremes

42% of girls in grades 1-3 want to be

thinner

70% of girls compare

themselves to

magazines

where they start

By age 13, up to 50% of girls are

unhappy with their looks

67% of underweight 12

year olds consider themselves too fat

By age17, 70% of girls have been on a diet & Up to 80%

are unhappy with their

looks

20 YEARS AGO models weighed 8% less than the average woman

TODAY they weigh 23% less than average

People with eating disorders will go to extremes to lose weight:

FAST / SKIP MEALS

BINGE EAT & VOMIT

USE LAXTIVES & DIET PILLS

Anorexia Nervosa

Affects 0.5 -

3.7% of girls

Bulimia Nervosa

Affects 1.1 - 4.2%

of girls

Not just an eating disorder but a PSYCHOLOGICAL disorder

&

Can sometimes be GENETIC.

…

They are DISEASES and like most diseases, there is treatment

available

What are they really?

FOR MORE INFORMATION & WAYS TO GET HELP:

WWW.NATIONALEATINGDISORDERS.ORG

WWW.NEDIC.CA

WWW.BANA.CA

WWW.EATINGDISORDERSONLINE.COM

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