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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".

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Where anorexia has a lot of case in the world?

Roughly 2/3 of all cases of anorexia occur in "Western" Society. That is, the Americas and Western Europe, mostly.


What part of the world do you find anorexia?

Anorexia can be seen around the world, but most cases reported are in wealthy, well-developed Western nations.


What part of the world continentregioncountry do you find anorexia?

Anorexia is seen in cases around the world, but about 2/3 of cases reported are in well-developed Western nations.


How many girls suffer from anorexia in the world?

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.


Where is anorexia and bulimia located mostly?

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.


Where in the world anorexia happens?

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.


Use anorexia in a sentence?

"Anorexia Nervosa is a dangerous eating disorder in which a person starves themselves in a desprate attempt to lose weight."


How many people around the world suffer from anorexia?

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Dose the pathogen live in sertain places in the world in anorexia?

Anorexia is a psychological condition - not a disease caused by a pathogen !


Where in the world is anorexia most commonly found?

Paris


How many in the world have anorexia?

Up to 3.7 percent suffer from anorexia nervosa and up to 4.2 percent from bulimia nervosa.


How does anorexia affect males?

Although males comprise only about 1/10 of all people with anorexia, when they do have anorexia they are affected as severely as are women with the same illness. Males are affected by anorexia in the same way as women are: for example, they can have organ failure, extreme emaciation, and even death. However, males with anorexia may not be taken as seriously as women because anorexia is often viewed as a women's disease.