Boomers & Eating Disorders

 

More than 10 million Americans suffer from some form of an eating disorder, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, the National Eating Disorders Association reports. An increase of 42 percent of middle-aged women with eating disorders was seen from 2001 to 2010.

Triggers of a midlife eating disorder can include the pressures of aging, relationships, and personal loss.

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