EveryBODY study found one in five adolescents in the Hunter experienced a significantly impairing eating disorder

By Anita Beaumont
July 9 2019 - 5:30am
Concerning: About one-in-three girls, and 13 per cent of boys aged 12 to 19, met criteria for an 'impairing' eating disorder, the EveryBODY study found.
Concerning: About one-in-three girls, and 13 per cent of boys aged 12 to 19, met criteria for an 'impairing' eating disorder, the EveryBODY study found.

ABOUT one-in-five Hunter adolescents have experienced a "significantly impairing" eating disorder, and new data shows they are developing them earlier than previously thought.

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