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Health Encyclopedia: Eating Disorders Risk Factors
- Eating Disorders - Risk Factors
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- Complications of Bulimia
- Complications of Anorexia
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Risk Factors
Many factors contribute to the risk of developing an eating disorder.
Age
Dating disorders occur most often in adolescents and young adults. However, new research finds that they are increasingly prevalent among young children. Eating disorders are more difficult to identify in young children because they are rarely suspected.
Age of Onset for Bulimia. A 2004 study of high school students in the United States found that about 25% of girls and 10% of boys followed abnormal eating and wei...
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