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California Bulimia Clinic

Eating disorder statistics

The following is a list of current statistics regarding all eating disorders, including Bulimia Nervosa and are broken down into three classifications. These statistics have led to the development of our California bulimia clinic as well as others throughout the US.

Basic statistics:

  • Girls and women who suffer with eating disorders – 7 million
  • Boys and men who suffer with eating disorders – 1 million

Number of individuals affected by eating disorders:

  • Number of females who will suffer with Anorexia Nervosa during their lives – up to 3.7%
  • Number of females who will suffer with Bulimia Nervosa during their lives – up to 4.2%
  • Binge eating disorders affect 2% to 5% of the US population
  • Anywhere from 10% to 25% of the cases involving individuals that are battling Anorexia Nervosa will be fatal
  • Number of college women that are bulimic – nearly 19%
  • Onset of an eating disorder by age group – 10% at 10 years or younger, 33% between 11 and 15, 43% between 16 and 20, and 86% by the age of 20

College age group:

  • Nearly 10% of all college women are suffering from a clinical or near clinical eating disorder of which over 5% are suffering with Bulimia Nervosa
  • By the end of their first year in college, up to 18% of women have a history of Bulimia whereas 0.4% of all college men do in their first year

What causes Bulimia Nervosa?

Unfortunately, clinical research has not uncovered the specific causes of Bulimia Nervosa and we can only speculate as to what the disorder stems from. The onset of the disorder seems to stem from the individual being dissatisfied with their appearance, even if they are not overweight or are slightly underweight. They will look in the mirror and see a distorted image of themselves. They see a person that is overweight and unattractive.

This distorted image of their appearance initially leads to appropriate dieting, but as their appearance in the mirror continues to be distorted, they take more drastic measures to lose the extra weight that really isn’t there. This dieting continues to escalate and eventually results in the individual becoming bulimic. Currently, clinical research is being conducted to uncover organic causes of the disorder but nothing concrete has been revealed as yet.

Let Harmony Grove help you

Our facility is a California bulimia clinic that specializes in eating disorder treatment and recovery. The expertise of the eating disorder specialists at Harmony Grove are very knowledgeable of the three primary eating disorders as well as being completely familiar with the details and processes necessary in the recovery process.

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