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‘Stunning’ Report Shows Eating Disorders Are Vastly Underestimated – Medscape

A ‘stunning’ new analysis of global data on eating disorders shows they are vastly underestimated and are far more prevalent and disabling than previous statistics…

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A “stunning” new analysis of global data on eating disorders show that they are far more prevalent and disabling than previously reported.
Investigators found the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 underestimated the prevalence of eating disorders by nearly 42 million cases, meaning these disorders are four times more common than previously reported.
“Our work highlights that eating disorders are far more prevalent and disabling than previously quantified,” lead…

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