Anorexia and bulimia are in primary school

Such severe disorders Power, like anorexia and bulimia, may first appear in children as early as elementary school. Such a conclusion was made by Canadian scientists at the University of Montreal.

Eating disorders

Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia Traditionally associated with teenagers and young people. But Canadian researchers It warns parents that these problems threaten children and significantly a young age. They found the risk of eating disorders   in children aged 8 to 12 who ate reluctantly.

For children typically give up Food and parents often persevere to make children there. But this rigidity, according to experts, only reinforce the risk of eating disorders . To conduct this study, the authors examined the psychological, socio-demographic and physiological characteristics of 215 children from 8 to 12 years who have problems with eating. Those children who were eating bad because of some chronic diseases such as diabetes and cystic fibrosis, have been excluded from the study.

The remaining children were suffering from anxiety frequent changes of mood and attention deficit. It turned out that 95% of these children regularly refuse meals. At the same time as much as 69% fear put on weight, and 46% is generally considered themselves fat.

These studies confirmed the assumption that taking care of their appearance in some cases, manifested in children at the stage of primary school. The researchers also found that about 15% of the children from time to time at an artificially induced vomiting, and in 13% exhibit characteristic Bulimia behavior.

Scientists believe the findings very alarming, but they believe they can help the doctors at an earlier and correct diagnosis, which increases the probability of complete cure eating disorders. Of the children surveyed, 52% previously hospitalized at least once for eating disorders, and as much as 48% receive specialized treatment. (READ MORE)

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