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15%
OF EATING DISORDER CASES ARE MEN AND BOYS. IT IS NOT “JUST A WOMEN’S THING”.
*According to ANAD a leading nonprofit aimed at fighting eating disorders in the USA.
13%
*OF PERSONS OVER 50 ENGAGE IN EATING DISODER BEHAVIORS. MANY ARE ELDERLY.
*According to ANAD a leading nonprofit aimed at fighting eating disorders in the USA.
100%
*OF OUR NON WHITE OR “AVERAGE” BODY SIZE COFOUNDERS AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS MALES WITH SELF-ACKNOWLEDGED EATING AND WEIGHT CONCERNS, WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN ASKED BY A HEALTH PROVIDER ABOUT EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMS.
*According to a survey done by our nonprofit of those currently now in and previously in treatment
100%
*OF ALL EATING DISORDER CASES ARE CONSIDERED A MENTAL ILLNESS. IT IS A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, RACES, GENDERS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCOME LEVELS AND BODY TYPES. MOST SUFFER BODY IMAGE ISSUES AS WELL.
*According to a article written by NAMI, National Alliance On Mental Illness.