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Eat to live, not live to eat

Many medical experts have categorised eating disorders as a range of psychological conditions that cause unhealthy eating habits. Some might start with an obsession with body weight, body shape and food intake. For some, eating disorders can cause serious health consequences and may even result in death if proper steps are not taken.

People with eating disorders may experience a variety of symptoms. Research studies have shown that most of these symptoms include severe restriction of food intake, excessive consumption, purging or vomiting reaction and at times over-exercising.

Eating disorder statistics worldwide

According to singlecare.com, some leading indicators include the following:

  • Global eating disorder prevalence increased from 3.4% to 7.8% between 2000 and 2018.
  • 70 million people internationally live with eating disorders.
  • Japan has…

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