About 1 in every 260 people.
Teens, and mostly girls , but more boys are succumbing to this all the time.
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An estimated 1 in every 250 people is anorexic, or has anorexia-like tendencies.
People with anorexia face the risk of low body mass and osteoporosis, as well as risking relapse of anorexia nervosa.
Teens suffer for anorexia and bulimia because they are scared of being fat and because they don't have a high self- esteem
Though never officially confirmed, it was rumored that Olsen may have suffered from anorexia in her late teens and early 20s.
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Yes. The youngest officially diagnosed case of anorexia was an 8 year old girl from the UK. Anorexia can strike at any age, though it is most commonly seen in teens and young adults.
Roughly 1 in every 250 teens are predicted to be anorexic. About 2% of teens are bulimic. (Note - Throwing up forcefully even once can qualify a person as bulimic.)
Anorexia was first diagnosed and published as a disease in the 1800's. Anorexia is mostly found in female teenagers, that do very well in school, and in life, in fact Anorexia affects a lot of people that you would never guess have a problem. Female teenagers aren't the only victims of Anorexia though, Anorexia can affect anyone, Male or Female, teens to adults.
Teens are effected by there peers more than anyone else!