Eating disorders a giveaway for other problems
Jill Stark; 28/4/08
Teenage girls with early signs of anorexia and bulimia are twice as likely to be addicted to drugs, suffer a mental illness or have an abortion as an adult, even though most do not develop serious eating disorders. A study of 2000 girls by the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne found that an alarming one in 10 females aged 15 to 17 exhibited symptoms of a serious eating disorder. Experts say the true figure is likely to be much higher because many girls are not being diagnosed, or are in denial about their illness.