Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder) in the U.S.

95% of those who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25.

Almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression.

Only 1 in 10 men and women with eating disorders receive treatment. Only 35% of people that receive treatment for eating disorders get treatment at a specialized facility for eating disorders.

Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.

An estimated 10-15% of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.

35% of “normal dieters” progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25% progress to partial or full-syndrome eating disorders.

The body type portrayed in advertising as the ideal is possessed naturally by only 5% of American females.