Statistics About Eating Disorders

It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating disorder – seven million women and one million men.

- 1 in 5 women struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating.
- Up to 24 million people suffer from an eating disorder in the United States.
- Up to 70 million people world wide struggle with an eating disorder.

Nearly half of all Americans personally know someone with an eating disorder.

- 25% of college-aged women engage in bingeing and purging as a weight-management technique
- 15% of young women in the US who are not diagnosed with an eating disorder display substantially disordered eating attitudes and behaviors

Source:
National Eating Disorders Association http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders www.renfrewcenter.com