WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS FOR ANOREXIA?

~AGE~Eating disorders occur most in adolescents and young adults

~RACE AND ETHNICITY~ Most studies of individuals with eating disorders are Caucasians middle class females; however eating disorders can affect people of all race.

~In the U.S about 7 million females and 1 million males suffer from eating disorder

~GENDER~Eating disorder occur predominantly among girls and women. About 90-95% of patients with Anorexia Nervosa and about 80% of patients with Bulimia Nervosa are females.