Anorexia Statistics
Anorexia Statistics
The best known eating disorders are bulimia, binge eating and anorexia nervosa. Binge eating is when you eat a lot, a huge amount of food with one meal. Usually you vomit afterwards. If you do this frequently then it is called bulimia. Anorexia nervosa is much more dangerous because 10 percent of anorexic people die in the first 10 years and 20 percent within 20 years if not diagnosed and treated. These anorexia statistics are bad. I mean really bad. Think about it. Anorexia is not a certain diet or has not really something to do with dieting. It is a mental illness that can be connected with your eating habits. Up to 5 percent of all women suffer from a type of anorexia. The statistics also show that the chances to get anorexia nervosa increases the younger you are. There are even 10 year old kids suffering from it. One third of the anorexia victims became anorexic before the age of sixteen already. And more than half by the end of 20. Anorexia statistics are usually all about woman but anorexia in men is becoming more common today. When you are young then you are an easy victim. It is not because you are stupid. In my opinion it is because you are the target group of the mass media. Young people who want to be like their ideals can be obsessive and fanatic. Many would do anything to achieve a goal. If this goal is to be super slim like a super model, a music or favorite movie star, then many will just follow any advice to get there. It is good to have goals and to try to achieve them. It is very satisfying and important for our self improvement. Improving ourselves should never stop, no matter how old or young you are. But do not become one of these pro anorexic girls who just would do anything to get thin. When the anorexia statistics show that mostly young woman are affected then there must be something wrong. It is not normal that young healthy women become sick that way. Take these statistics as a warning. Join the club of beautiful, healthy, successful young woman but do not expose yourself to the pressure of the mass media and, more important, do not put too much pressure onto yourself. The chances are low that you will die of anorexia nervosa but once you have it, it is difficult to get rid of it. Chances are also low that you will have a sever form of eating disorder but always be warned that there is a line you should not cross. There are 5 percent of anorexic woman. This is not really a low number. There are millions with eating disorders. Do not get an eating disorder by being obsessive with your goals, diets and nutrition plans. Be focused and disciplined in following your goals, that is what counts and this it what will keep you healthy. These are the facts on anorexia. Do not get a number of these anorexia statistics.
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