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What is probably the most common eating disorder?

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Which is the most common eating disorder?

Binge-Eating.


What is the most common eating disorder among adults?

Binge eating or complusive over-eating.


What group is most effected by eating disorder?

Young women, probably because they have the most pressure to be skinny.


How common is binge eating?

Binge eating disorder (BED) is by far the most prevalent eating disorder, affecting nearly 3% of the general public and 30% of obese individuals seeking weight loss.


Why is binge eating disorder rgarded the most popular eating disorder?

the reason is many girls struggle with their looks just like I do. It is probably harder to starve yourself than to purge.


What eating disorder is most associated with history of failed diets?

Binge eating disorder.


How is self-esteen related to some eating disorders?

Most people with eating disorders have low self-esteem. The most common reasons for having an eating disorder are a need for control, thinness, or perfection.


Which is the most recent eating disorder?

Binge-eating disorder and compulisve-over-eating disorders are the newest "eating disorders" to be added to the medical lists.


What is the most common eating disorder in both male and females?

There are only two eating disorders- Anorexia and Bulemia. The most popular overall is Anorexia, by far, however it is predominately women who get it.


How can parent support eating disorder in home?

It depends on what you mean by "support". Most parents would not support, as in encourage, an eating disorder in their home (probably by a child / daughter), as it is dangerous, destrictive, costly, and potentially deadly. They may, however, be supportive. This means not forcing the person with the eating disorder to eat, allowing them to live, but encouraging them to do so healthily.


Names of the 3 eating disorders?

There are far more than 3 eating disroders out there. The three most common are anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating / compulsive over eating.


Fact notes about eating disorders?

There are many notes and facts about eating disorders. Some are... *Eating disorder affect an estimated 1 in every 200 people. *Of that, 1 in every 250 is anorexic. *Bulimia is the most common eating disorder *11% of all people have forcefully thrown up (purged) at least once in their life. *About 20% of people with eating disorders die from the disorder or die from a side-effect or direct result of the disorder. *Those affected by eating disorders women:men is 9:1. *95% of eating disorder occus in middle- or upper-class families. *2/3 of eating disorder cases occur in "western" society (america, west europe, ect.) *73% of people who have an eating disorder also have a substance abuse problem (drugs, alcohol, smoking, ect.) *Only about 30% of people with eating disorders every fully recover (most will just relapse) *Eating disorders are one of the fasted rising disease in the world annually