Why do people say it is so common for girls to have anorexia?!


Question: Why do people say it is so common for girls to have anorexia.?
I looked up statistics, 1% of teenage girls (in the US) suffer from anorexia.

And something like 38% of teenage girls are overweight.

...Why do people say anorexia is common.?
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I don't think people say that anorexia is so common among teenage girls, they say that of anorexic people, the vast majority are teenage girls. Which is true.

There are lots of girls with body issues, but true anorexia is a class of its own. It is not common. Health Question & Answer

It's more common than that because most don't admit to it.
When the number of obesity rises, so does the number of anorexics and bulimics.Health Question & Answer

check out http://www.anorexiatalk.com. Lots of good info there.Health Question & Answer

those statistic have to be wrong!
they both should be higher.Health Question & Answer



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