IS RECOVERY
POSSIBLE?
Without treatment, up to 20% of people with serious eating disorders die.
With treatment, only 2-3% will die.
With treatment, 60% of people with eating disorders recover.
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Eating Disorder Facts
How Many People Suffer from Eating Disorders?
1 out of every 100 young women between ages 10 and 20 are starving (anorexia nervosa).
4 out of every 100 college-aged women have Bulimia.
Approximatey 50% of people who have been anorexic developed bulimia or bulimic patterns.
A recent study reported ion Drugs and Therapy Perspective reports 1% of women in the US have binge eating disorder, as do 30% of women who seek treatment to lose weight.
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