Who Gets Anorexia?
It is difficult to get accurate statistics on anorexia because so many people try to hide their disorder. Anorexics often pretend to eat, wear bulky clothing to disguise how thin they really are, and deny many of the symptoms they experience. There is a lot of shame attached to the condition. Anorexia statistics show that most anorexics are young women. Only about 10% of all anorexics are male. Researchers do not know for sure why that is. Statistics on anorexia show that between 1 5% of all female adolescents and young women are anorexic. The average age of onset is 17. It is rare, but not unheard of, for children under the age of 10 to have the condition. Older woman can have it as well, although it is usually diagnosed in the teens or twenties. Anorexic statistics show that it is very rarely diagnosed after the age of 40. Anorexia is much more prevalent in western culture than in non-western countries. Some believe this has to do with the media in western society, which portrays thi
