National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2007: February 25 - March 3

•    As many as 10 million females in the US are fighting a life and death battle with an eating disorder.

•    35% of “normal dieters” progress to pathological dieting; of those, 20 – 25% progress to partial or full-syndrome disorders.

•    For females ages 15 - 24, the mortality rate associated with Anorexia Nervosa is 12 times higher than the death rate of ALL other causes of death.

•    Anorexia Nervosa has the highest premature fatality rate of any mental illness.

(Source: NEDA)


10 Signs You or Someone You Love May Have an Eating Disorder

1.    Drastic weight loss.
2.    Preoccupation with counting calories.
3.    The need to weigh yourself several times a day.
4.    Excessive exercise.
5.    Binge eating or purging.
6.    Food rituals, like taking tiny bites, skipping food groups or rearranging food on the plate.
7.    Avoiding meals or only wanting to eat alone.
8.    Taking laxatives or diuretics.
9.    Smoking to curb appetite.
10.  Persistent view of yourself as fat that worsens despite weight loss.