Only 5 to 10% of all anorexia and bulimia cases are men.
The vast majority of all cases of eating disorders are white people.
Most people find it very difficult to stop being bulimic or anorexic.
There were 67 deaths from anorexia in 1988.
Key chemical messengers in the brain may contribute to the disorders development or persistent.
Approximately one-third of bulimic patients regularly engage in shoplifting
One-fourth of bulimic patients have suffered from alcohol abuse or addiction at some point in their lives.
The normal food intake for teenagers is 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day, while a bulimic binges an average of 3,400 calories in one and a quarter hours.
Some bulimic consume up to 20,000 calories in binges lasting up to eight hours.
Some bulimic spend fifty dollars a day or more on food.
Bulimic that use laxatives fifty to one hundred tablets at a time compared to the two that you are supposed to use.
The incidents of anorexia among eight to eleven year olds is said to been increasing rapidly over the past few years.
Anorectics usually acquire food habits such as moving food on the plate, cutting food into tiny pieces, and not eating with family or friends.
When normal fat padding is lost in anorectics, sitting or lying down brings discomfort, not rest, making sleep difficult.
Anorectics usually try to isolate themselves from friends and family because of shame.
An estimated 78% of adolescent girls wish to weigh less.
The mortality rate for anorexic patients is reported to be 6%