Statistics

-Eating Disorders produce the leading mortality rate of any illness
-Roughly eight million Americans have an eating disorder, seven of those eight are women 
-One out of 200 women suffer from anorexia
-Half of all Americans know someone who has an eating disorder
-Only 10-15 percent of people who suffer from anorexia or bulimia are males
-Out of 100 American women, two to three suffer from bulimia
-According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 5-10% of anorexics die within ten years of contracting the illness 
-18-20% of anorexics will die within 20 years
-Only 30-40% of anorexics completely recover
-Anorexic death rate is 12 times higher than all causes of death for 15-24 year old females
- Most people with eating disorders do not recieve treatment, only 1 in 10 do
-80% of females who recieve care for their eating disorder do not receive enough treatment needed to fully recover.
-Treatment for eating disorders is very expensive. On average cost ranges from $500-$2000 dollars per day.  Most patients need between 3-6 months of care.  Most health insurance companies do not cover these charges. 
-The cost of outpatient treatments can be more than $100,000.00
-Anorexia ranks 3rd on the most common illness among adolescents as well
-Ages 12-25 contain 95% of adolescent eating disorder victims
-50 percent of females between the ages of 11 and 13 deem themselves heavier than average
-More than 80 percent of 13-year-olds have tried to diet
-Racial minorities also experience eating disorders
-74 percent of Indian American females revealed that they have attempted purging with weight loss supplements
-In Japan, eating disorders is the single most common mental problem for young females


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