The 411 on Eating Disorders
It's National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
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It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - Feb 23-March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week! Read about the different types of these disorders and how they affect Black men and women. — Kellee Terrell (@kelleent) (Photo: GettyImages)
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What Are Eating Disorders? - Eating disorders are a range of illnesses that impact the way that you eat — from eating too little or eating way too much — that have serious repercussions to your physical and emotional health, the National Institutes of Health says. The most common eating disorders include bulimia, anorexia and binge eating. (Photo: Bariscan Celik/GettyImages)
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What Causes Them? - Eating disorders are much more complex than having low-self esteem or poor body image. Doctors believe that they are a result of genetic, biological, behavioral, psychological and social factors that interact with one other. However, more research needs to be done. (Photo: laflor/Getty Images)
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How Common Are They? - It’s estimated that 24 million people suffer from an eating disorder, says the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. Fifty percent of people with eating disorders are considered depressed and eating disorders have the highest death rate of any mental illness. However only 1 in 10 with eating disorders receive treatment. (Photo: laflor/Getty Images)
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Black Girls and Eating Disorders - Eating disorders ain’t just a white thing. A 2009 study found that not only were African-American girls 50 percent more likely than white girls to be bulimic, but that socioeconomic status was not a factor in developing these disorders. Girls from the lowest income bracket were 153 percent more likely to be bulimic than their richer counterparts. (Photo: GettyImages)
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