The General Statistics
· anorexia is the third most common chronic illness that occurs in the adolescents years
· anorexia has the highest mobility rate inn Australia
· The average duration of anorexia is 7 years, for those who recover are very unlikely to return to full and normal health again.
Teenagers/Adolescents
· around about 1 in 100 girls in the teenage years will suffer from anorexia
· one in ten young adults and around about 25% of children that suffer from anorexia are in fact male
Men
· almost 10-15% of people that suffer from anorexia are male
· Men are more likely to not seek treatment because they feel and think that it is only a women’s disease.
· Among all gay men more than 20% suffer from anorexia
Female
· Women are much more likely to suffer from anorexia
· In females from the age of 15-24 the morbidity rate for those who have anorexia nervosa are 12 times more than the annual morbidity.
· 90% of people with an eating disorder such as anorexia are women between the age of 12 and 25
· anorexia is the third most common chronic illness that occurs in the adolescents years
· anorexia has the highest mobility rate inn Australia
· The average duration of anorexia is 7 years, for those who recover are very unlikely to return to full and normal health again.
Teenagers/Adolescents
· around about 1 in 100 girls in the teenage years will suffer from anorexia
· one in ten young adults and around about 25% of children that suffer from anorexia are in fact male
Men
· almost 10-15% of people that suffer from anorexia are male
· Men are more likely to not seek treatment because they feel and think that it is only a women’s disease.
· Among all gay men more than 20% suffer from anorexia
Female
· Women are much more likely to suffer from anorexia
· In females from the age of 15-24 the morbidity rate for those who have anorexia nervosa are 12 times more than the annual morbidity.
· 90% of people with an eating disorder such as anorexia are women between the age of 12 and 25