Health
Hospitals and GPs report a surge in eating disorders – Sydney Morning Herald
Aspects of lockdown may be uniquely triggering for a group of people who already have a fraught relationship with food and body image.
One Australian hospital is reporting a 104 per cent increase in children with anorexia needing nutritional rehabilitation. Calls to helplines have doubled. A small Australian survey of people living with anorexia found two-thirds were restricting their food even further, and exercising more, during the pandemic.
Sarah Bryan has recovered from bulimia and binge eating. This brings back the feelings around my body image and food again, she said.
Im noticing body changes. Im noticing a little bit…
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