Up to 3.7 percent suffer from anorexia nervosa and up to 4.2 percent from bulimia nervosa.
It is estimated that about 1% of the global population may be affected by anorexia nervosa. This equates to millions of individuals worldwide struggling with this eating disorder.
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3-15% of the population suffer from bulimia
No. About 10% or 1 out of 10 of those who suffer from anorexia nervosa are male.
Bulimia nervosa is a serious health problem for over two million adolescent girls and young women in the United States.
Roughly 1 in every 200 people suffer from an eating disroder. Of that, 1 in every 250 is anorexic. Bulimia claims a much higher percentage of people. (Anorexia affects about 1%, while bulimia affects about 5%)
Five - ten percent of males suffer from anorexia nervosa. For more information, visit this web site: http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/eatingdisorders.html
Bulimia, associated with Anorexia Nervosa, is the disorder in which one binge eats or eats excessive amounts of food and then intentionally expels the food before it is absorbed into their body. It can be laxatives, enemas, and self induced vomiting, but it's all still the same. Sufferers of bulimia also suffer extreme malnutrition.
Teens suffer for anorexia and bulimia because they are scared of being fat and because they don't have a high self- esteem
Many females suffering from advanced anorexia nervosa lose their menstrual cycle as the body shuts down unnecessary (from a personal survival standpoint) bodily functions.