Tag: eating disorders among elderly

Midlife Eating Disorders More Common Than You Think

(Source – AARP) In June 2012 the International Journal of Eating Disorders published the results of a seminal study on the prevalence of eating disorders in midlife and beyond. 5 Signs You May Have an Eating Disorder 1. You make yourself vomit because you feel uncomfortably full.2. You worry that...

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Eating Disorders on the Rise among Elderly

You don’t often associate anorexia and bulimia with the elderly. Here is some alarming information in Advance for Long-Term Living from research by Remuda Ranch, an eating disorders program. Eating disorders in elderly women have increased and the majority of deaths from anorexia nervosa occur in people over age 65....

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