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Anorexia
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Statistics
A recent review found that worldwide, lifetime prevalence of eating disorders was 8.4% (3.3-18.6%) for women and 2.2% (0.8-6.5%) for men. The results also showed that the prevalence has been increasing over time (Galmiche et.al., 2019).
The number of people in Australia with an eating disorder at any given time is estimated to be around 1 million, or approximately 4% of the population (Deloitte Access Economics, 2015).
Eating disorders, when combined with disordered eating together, are estimated to affect 16.3% of the Australian population (Hay, Girosi and Mond, 2015).
Lifetime prevalence for eating disorders is approximately 9% of the Australian population (NEDC, 2017).
What is Anorexia
Anorexia is a mental illness that is developed when you have a bad state of mind and you perceive yourself as overweight or fat. Due to that bad mindset, they start to lose weight unhealthy through starvation or excessive amounts of exercise that their bodies are unable to handle. Through this, they develop Anorexia which if not treated can lead to fatal conseqences.