The Huffington Post (12/22, Jeltsen) reports that a study published in 2012 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders revealed that “13 percent of women aged 50 and older exhibited symptoms of eating disorders.” Due to “lingering stereotypes about who gets sick,” older women with eating disorders “can face lower rates of diagnosis, unique medical complications and limited treatment options, as well as the stigma that comes with having a disease” often seen in adolescents.
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— “Inside The Hidden World Of Adult Eating Disorders,” Melissa Jeltsen, Huffington Post, December 21, 2015.