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Anorexia is most likely to affect... * Females (90%, males are 10%) * Ages 12 to 28 (85%) * "Western" Society (2/3) * Upper- or middle-class (95%) 1 in 100 16-25 year old young women suffer from anorexia. 1 in 10 anorexics are male.

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