In the Western part of the world, anorexia is an example of a disorder that has been steadily rising do to how the culture often views women as an object that "must" be pretty and beautiful, and how the media often portrays images with ideals of "thin is good".
Roughly 2/3 of all cases of anorexia occur in "Western" Society. That is, the Americas and Western Europe, mostly.
Anorexia can be seen around the world, but most cases reported are in wealthy, well-developed Western nations.
Anorexia is seen in cases around the world, but about 2/3 of cases reported are in well-developed Western nations.
Millions of girls world-wide suffer from anorexia. It is most prevalent in western nations, such as westenr Europe and the United States. In those areas, anorexia affects roughly 1 in every 250 people.
Anorexia and Bulimia can - and are - found anywhere all around the world. Most cases, though, are found in women from middle-class or upper-class families in the Western hemisphere.
2/3 of all reported anorexia cases occur in "Western" society. 90% are girls, 10% are boys. About 90%-95% happen within middle- to upper-class people.
"Anorexia Nervosa is a dangerous eating disorder in which a person starves themselves in a desprate attempt to lose weight."
how many people suffer from anerexia iin the world
Anorexia is a psychological condition - not a disease caused by a pathogen !
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Up to 3.7 percent suffer from anorexia nervosa and up to 4.2 percent from bulimia nervosa.
Affluent, as in wealthy or upper-class? Almost 95% of all cases of anorexia occur in middle- or upper-class families, 2/3 of anorexics are in "Western" Society.