I'm doing a report on it and I can't find it...
2007-05-02 11:28:51 · 3 answers · asked by Kaylie 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
A decent guesstimate for the worldwide prevalence of eating disorders is about 70 million.
Read the Vanderbilt study (referenced below) for more detailed info on the prevalence stats for EDs.
2007-05-02 11:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by michele 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-3% of the population have diagnosed eating disorders. However, not all eating disorders are recognized as a problem, so the prevalance of people with eating disorders is much higher. Unlike gambling or psychosis, eating disorders do not always causes a great deal of distress or problems in one's functioning. Really, only the profound cases usually seek treatment, or are even recognized by most experts.
2007-05-02 12:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by Karter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In other areas of the world, I would think that it would be called "Malnourishment, or starvation" and, it's not because it's an "eating disorder", it's because of a genuine lack of food available.
2007-05-02 11:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by Hope 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋