Eating disorders can start at a very early age
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Shocking results have found that the age at which people develop eating disorders is getting younger
The study, carried out by Overeaters Anonymous GB (OA), found that 53 per cent of the people they questions admitted that they first started to have a problem with food when they were aged 10 or younger.
A further 29 per cent then revealed that they were between the age of 10 and 15 when their problems became compulsive.
Interestingly, the OA survey also revealed the media may not play the powerful role in encouraging eating disorders we are led to believe as just three per cent of those polled cited newspaper, magazine and television content as a major reason for developing their illness, while more than half felt that family problems, relationships and life events such as death or abuse had triggered their eating disorder.
Maureen F, spokesperson for OA, said, ‘It is not uncommon for us to see people who developed an eating disorder, whether it is anorexia, bullimia, compulsive overeating or binge eating, before they reached their teens.’
Overeaters Anonymous GB offers a programme of recovery for anyone suffering from compulsive overeating, anorexia or bulimia, through its network of support meetings across the country. For more information on the help they offer visit, http://www.oagb.org.uk
By Lauren King
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