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Simon, H. (2009, January 22). Eating disorders - Causes. //University of Maryland Medical System//. Retrieved August 18, 2012, from [] >
 * 1) Studies report that people with either anorexia or bulimia are more likely to have parents with alcoholism or substance abuse than are those in the general population.
 * 2) Anorexia is eight times more common in people who have relatives with the disorder.
 * 3) Advertisers heavily market weight-reduction programs and present anorexic young models as the paradigm of sexual desirability.
 * 4) Women with eating disorders, particularly bulimia, appear to have a higher incidence of sexual abuse. Studies have reported sexual abuse rates as high as 35% in women with bulimia.
 * 5) Twins had a tendency to share specific eating disorders.
 * 6) Enough food is produced in the U.S. to supply 3,800 calories every day to each man, woman, and child, far more than are needed for good nutrition.
 * 7) In the United States, about 7 million females and 1 million males suffer from eating disorders.
 * 8) Eating disorders occur most often in adolescents and young adults.
 * 9) About 90 - 95% of patients with anorexia nervosa, and about 80% of patients with bulimia nervosa, are female.
 * 10) Extreme eating disorder behaviors, including use of diet pills, laxatives, diuretics, and vomiting, are reported more often in overweight than normal weight teenagers.
 * 11) A person with Anorexia may have an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat. Someone with Anorexia may practice unhealthy behaviors such as: restricting calories, only eating specific foods or skipping meals frequently.
 * 12) A person who struggles with an eating disorder can have unrealistic self-critical thoughts about body image, and his or her eating habits may begin to disrupt normal body functions and affect daily activities v
 * 13) The response of the media to the cultural drive for thinness and the overproduction of food both likely play major roles in triggering obesity and eating disorders.
 * 14) During periods or in cultures where female independence has been possible, the standard of female attractiveness tends toward thinness.
 * 15) Eating disorders can have significant and sustained impact on one’s health and are statistically the deadliest of all mental illnesses.