Just the Facts
Figures
What Kind?
Gender Bender
100

This condition is commonly assumed to be a lifestyle choice

Eating Disorder

100

Common professional assisting in diagnosing an eating disorder

psychologist or psychiatrist

100

This eating disorder has the highest mortality rate

Anorexia

100

This gender is more likely to be affected by anorexia

Women

200

This percent of people fully recover from anorexia

46%

200

This national resource offers knowledge on different aspects of health

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

200

This eating disorder consists of over-eating then self induced vomiting

Bulimia Nervosa

200

The age around where most eating disorders begin

Teenage years

300

This percent of the U.S. population is suffering from an eating disorder

9%

300

This helpline specializes in assistance with eating disorders

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

300

Not binging shows but instead __

Binge Eating

300

Men are most likely to develop this eating disorder

Other Specified Eating Disorder (OSFED)

400

This part of the brain is responsible for eating disorders

Insula and Frontal Lobe

400

This psychiatrist first described the eating disorder ___ in 1979

Dr. Gerald Russell

400

A rather rare eating disorder, a person suffering from __ tends to ingest items that are not usually considered food

Pica

400

This eating disorder is found somewhat equally in men and women

Binge Eating Disorder