ED Facts
Which number are eating disorders ranked at for the most common chronic illnesses among adolescents?
(Hint: it's in the top 5)
What is the 3rd ranked?
The yearly economic cost of eating disorders per year is this.
What is $64.7 Billion per year?
Individuals with this eating disorder often exhibit broken blood vessels in their eyes produced by the strain of vomiting and have nicks or scrapes on their knuckles.
What is Bulimia?
A 2009 study conducted by the American Journal of Psychiatry revealed that __________ had the highest mortality rate of the major eating disorders?
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
According to "Nature," a website, this type of sibling bond is prone to have a higher chance in obtaining any type of eating disorder.
What are Twins?
How many Americans will suffer from Eating Disorders in their lifetime?
What is 28.8 Million Americans?
What has been identified as the most common eating disorder in the United States?
What is Binge Eating Disorder? (BED)
Bulimia and anorexia nervosa most frequently affect members in this age range.
What is 12-25 years?
What are the top three co-occurring mental illnesses that people have along with having an eating disorder?
What are anxiety, depression, and substance abuse?
According to the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, 1 death occurs every ___ minutes as a direct result of an eating disorder.
What is 52 minutes?