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Over 8 million individuals suffer from Eating Disorders in America each year.

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It's been estimated that around 10% of Women will suffer from disordered eating at some point.

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Roughly 1 in every 200 people or so has an eating disorder or an eating-disorder-like habit.

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a lot of people. mostly teens. the feel bad about their body then go starve themselves. they think that will get them thinner. when all they need to do is exercise.

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Roughly 1 in every 200 women has an eating disorder. About 1 in every 250 (1% of women) is anorexic. About 5% of women are bulimic.

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Do lots of Hollywood stars have eating disorders?

Yes, many famous celebrities around the world (along with many common people) do suffer from eating disorders.


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