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Eating Disorders Statistics. (2012). //ANAD//. Retrieved August 18, 2012, from http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/?gclid=CKPlwM7B8rECFUXc4AodVxEAIQ
 * 1) Only 1 in 10 men and women with eating disorders receive treatment. Only 35% of people that receive treatment for eating disorders get treatment at a specialized facility for eating disorders.
 * 2) 47% of girls in 5th-12th grade reported wanting to lose weight because of magazine pictures.
 * 3) 69% of girls in 5th-12th grade reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of a perfect body shape.
 * 4) 20% of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder, including suicide and heart problems.
 * 5) Over one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting, and taking laxatives.
 * 6) 91% of women surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting. 22% dieted “often” or “always.”
 * 7) An estimated 10-15% of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.
 * 8) 95% of all dieters will regain their lost weight within 5 years.
 * 9) An estimated 2 to 5 percent of Americans experience binge-eating disorder in a 6-month period.
 * 10) Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.
 * 11) Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder) in the U.S.
 * 12) Only 1 in 10 men and women with eating disorders receive treatment.
 * 13) Only 35% of people that receive treatment for eating disorders get treatment at a specialized facility for eating disorders.
 * 14) Almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression.
 * 15) 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat.