Gaining Awareness About Eating Disorders

By KSU Counseling Services Staff

Many people suffer and recover from eating disorders and disordered eating.

• 91% of women surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting. 22% dieted "often" or "always."
• 25% of college-aged women engage in bingeing and purging as a weight-management technique
• An estimated 10-15% of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.
• Men are less likely to seek treatment for eating disorders because of the perception that they are "woman's diseases."

If you have eating concerns, there are resources available to assist you. Check out http://www.k-state.edu/lafene/disorderedeating.pdf for local resources and more information.

References:

http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/

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