Five things you may not have known about eating disorders in children...
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1. The most commonly cited trigger for eating disorders in children is bullying. A survey carried out by Beat of over 600 people revealed that 65% felt bullying had contributed to their eating disorder. One of our own eating disorder centres, Rhodes Farm, also conducted a survey on patients (eight- to 18-years-old) over the last four years to see if there were any emergent patterns on the reasons why children develop eating disorders. In the younger age group (eight- to 18-years-old), the mos...
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