Doctors believe that pressure put on young people to conform to a certain body image could be blamed on a large number of eating disorders
Damien Gayle
Mail Online
December 30, 2011
A child of three is among hundreds of youngsters receiving hospital treatment for eating disorders, a report has revealed.
Doctors said society pressures to conform to ‘perfect’ body images were fueling cases of anorexia and bulimia.
Shocking figures released yesterday found two six-year-olds and four seven-year-olds were referred for treatment in one area alone.
One child who was given life-saving help was just three. But doctors say the statistics are just the tip of the iceberg, with few sufferers actually get treatment.
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