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Recognising and Treating Eating Disorders: Key Insights

Learn how to recognize the signs of eating disorders and find practical ways to support recovery and promote healthier eating habits. check and read now!
Vishvas Sowmyanarayanan
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Vishvas Sowmyanarayanan
Recognising and Treating Eating Disorders: Key Insights

Introduction

A survey conducted in 2015 by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)found that around 2% of India is suffering from eating disorders, that’s more than two crore people. Sounds crazy, right? By 2018, it was even scarier as 6.5% of adolescent girls in the country were found to be suffering from eating disorders. If we take a proper and detailed survey across India, the number is expected to be much higher.