More than quarter of young women have possible eating disorder, major study finds
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Shocking’ findings suggest eating disorders ‘may be an even bigger issue than previously thought,’ says charity
By Maya Oppenheim, Women’s Correspondent
More than one in four young women have a potential eating disorder as experts warn the ‘shocking’ new figures demonstrate specialist health services need to be substantially expanded.
The Health Survey for England, which polled 8,205 adults in 2019, discovered one in six adults in England has a possible eating disorder.
While four per cent said anxieties about food impinged their ability to work, carry out personal responsibilities or have a social life.
Some 28 per cent of women who were aged between 16 and 24 and 27 per cent of women from 25 to 34 had a potential eating disorder. Researchers found around one in eight male adults have a possible eating disorder.
Andrew Radford, chief executive of Beat, the leading eating disorder charity in the UK, told The Independent the new figures show ‘stronger action’ is required to make sur...
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