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My teen has an eating disorder

My teen has an eating disorder

Adolescents and young people are most at risk of getting an eating disorder, with the average age of onset between 12 and 25. And eating disorders are on the rise, with a 21% increase in disordered eating in the past decade. What makes teens vulnerable to eating disorders? What can we do to protect them? And, how can we support them if they do?

Parental As Anything · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

July 30, 202422m 0s

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Adolescents and young people are most at risk of getting an eating disorder, with the average age of onset between 12 and 25. And eating disorders are on the rise, with  a 21% increase in disordered eating in the past decade.

What makes teens vulnerable to eating disorders? What can we do to protect them?  And, how can we support them if they do?  

Topics

eating disordersanorexia nervosabulimiabinge eatingteenagerRebecca SparrowBec SparrowSarah CoxButterfly Foundation