Eating Disorder Information for The United Kingdom
Articles
Eating Disorders Among Teens: Now Almost A Fifth Are Affected, UK
(2008) Medical News Today
We may be bombarded with statistics concerning childhood obesity, but the number of children suffering from eating disorders is also on the rise. According to government figures, the number of cases of children being admitted to hospital with eating disorders such as anorexia has increased by more than a third over the last 10 years, with 562 girls and 111 boys aged under 18 hospitalised in 2005/06 (i)...
Male Eating Disorders: How Much Do We Really Understand? UK
(2008) Medical News Today
Male eating disorders: how much do we really understand?
Last weekend's transmission of BBC2's Revealed...Manorexia highlighted the subject of male eating disorders. It's a subject that's not raised often enough, say some experts. After all it's not unusual to read about women who have eating problems, but we seldom hear about how disorders such as anorexia and bulimia affect men... finish article
Size Zero Models Fuel The Rise In Eating Disorders, UK(2008) Medical News Today
With constant images of stick-thin, size-zero models, tiny-waisted pop princesses and actresses is putting young girls' health at risk and fuelling the rise in eating disorders, according to Professor Janet Treasure of the Eating Disorders Research Unit at Kings College London... finish article
Resources
European Council on Eating Disorders(ECED)
Beating Eating Disorders (beat)
The Royal College of Psychiatrists Eating Disorders Specialty Section