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INCREASING NUMBERS OF people in their 30s, 40s and 50s are suffering from eating disorders, according to a new report.
The latest annual Bodywhys report shows a 19% increase in email contact – and a 9% increase in helpline calls – from those aged 36-55.
Over a fifth (22%) of all callers to the eating disorder support group in 2015 were aged between 36 and 55. The previous year the percentage was 13%.
A quarter of all email contact in 2015 were from people aged 36 to 55, compared to just 6% in 2014, while a similar number (29%) of all email contact was from older teenagers aged 15 to 18.
Bodywhys services manager Harriet Parsons said:
In recent years, we have seen a change in the age profile of those who access our support services.
“This has continued in 2015 with a rise in contacts from people aged 36-55. This is further evidence that eating disorders are not confined to teenagers.”
Over one in every 10 callers (12%) were aged over 56, compared to 4% the previous year. Parsons added:
The figures from our annual report reflect that eating disorders continue to affect a broad range of people and that they require a number of support resources.
She added that it’s not too late for anyone with an eating disorder to seek support and make a full recovery, adding:
An eating disorder is not something a person ‘chooses’ to do. It is a health crisis.
Anorexia
On email support, anorexia was the most common complaint with 60% of contacts, followed by binge-eating (11%) and bulimia (10%).
On the helpline, anorexia was by a long way the most common form of eating disorder (48% of callers), compared to bulimia (16%), binge eating (23%) and 3% for other specified feeding or eating disorders.
Across all services, approximately 11.5% of contact to the support group related to binge-eating disorders.
An estimated 200,000 people in Ireland are affected by eating disorders. More information can be found here.
The majority of girls and young women admitted to psychiatric units and hospitals in Ireland are treated for eating disorders.
You can contact Bodywhys on 1890 200 444 or via alex@bodywhys.ie.
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On paper makes less money than Enda as leader of the free world
Ryan Tubridy gets paid more than Obama, now don’t choke on your cornflakes, Ray Darcy too. RTE is like a little fantasy republic of its own, except we pay for it with our fcking taxes. WTF
Bill Clinton’s fee for after dinner speeches is 250k a pop. Obama will make the same. They will be crazy rich
@Donnacha Bhoicaire: Free World? Feels like that is an illusion, in my opinion!
RTE doesn’t get any taxes.
It gets part of the TV Licence fee.
Will you stop using that pathetic term “leader of the free world”. He is the leader of America and no one else. Also could America even be considered a fully free and democratic country, in what other democratic country would someone get over 1 million votes more than their rival and still lose.
Oh yeah that’s not a tax it’s a donation to the fantasy republic of RTE.
@PaulJ: only the UK,
That’s not accurate, Endas salary is €200k and Obamas is $400k
PaulJ, it’s called the electoral college. Look it up and try to understand why.
Donnacha, he’s not my leader and I’m free. Does he determine what happens here, in the U.K, France, Germany, etc etc etc. No, just in the U.S.
Gary, get back to ud in a coupmr of years and tell us the new U.S. president, who doesn’t believe in climate change, has no effect on your life.
Wayne Rooney earns more in a week
No, he just gets paid more.
Peter, that’s what’s called ‘The Market’ They get paid whatever people are prepared to pay them. What would be your alternative?
2 week old story with a different camera angle. All you’re doing is creating a story so you can get the property advertising in. Pitiful.
joe duffy gets paid more than obama. what a joke
All the Marys and Jimmy’s need someone to sulk to though
@Leitrim303: Would you trust him with the nuclear codes lol.
Cute house I don’t think Trump & Obama have the same taste or interior designer .
“Hmmm needs more gold” Trump probably.
We need to set our politians salary on amount of population goverened ….
@Upowthat Burke: Merkel would love that lol.
Should they really be advertising the location and layout of Obama’s new digs
Lifetime SS protection
I know, no need to tempt fate though.
Lacks class.
Should suit the Obamas.
Hold hold don’t say it the African American house
There goes the neighbourhood
Nice reward for a mass murderer
@Upowthat Burke: Calling it Number 7 Drone House lol.
Beautiful house all the same
Pity the neighbours, when the Secret Service finishes with the place they’ll hate whenever the family comes and goes.
On the other hand those living on the street will have extra security around the place so less dodgy characters calling around the doorsteps when houses are unoccupied.
Have they clean water.
Build in 1928 that’s spooky, beautiful house though
Why is it spooky?
@Sean O’Connor: Just imagine that you had just moved in to number 2447 and you saw Mooshell out in her under drawers doing her voodoo at midnight, now that would spook anyone.
@Arthur Callaghan: Amityville 2 you mean? lol.
Nice….but is it near the luas
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