Less than half of Canadians able to access eating disorder supports, says service provider

For eight years, Lucie tried to control her weight and body, losing weight until “losing control”. Anorexia made her “lose her human form” and forced her to create a “façade smile” that has hidden her battles for years, she explains in the hospital of Nantes, in western France, where she receives treatment for her eating disorders. “It is the loss of a human form, of energy, of life. In a moment, she loses her life. That’s what this disease brin…

Less than half of Canadians able to access eating disorder supports, says service provider

Kristyne Agabob and Lisa Brooks from the Looking Glass Foundation say that the rate of eating disorders has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, and that Canadians under 35 have the highest risk of developing an eating disorder.

Natalie Harms of the Klinikum Wolfsburg speaks in the health podcast about eating disorders in children and adolescents. Number of people affected has increased sharply.

For years, Cléo and other young people fought in silence against eating behavior disorders (ACDs), a disease that, according to reports, blurs identity and consumes life. “It is the loss of a human form, of energy, of life. In a moment, life is lost,” says a 31-year-old patient [...] The post Food disorders among young people in France increase: “The disease takes everything away from you” appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de El Salvador.

DEBATE: Minister of Health Jan Christian Vestre and the Directorate of Health have stated that they will strengthen low-threshold services in the municipal sector for people with eating disorders. It sounds nice. It sounds right, but unfortunately it is not realistic.