Thursday, November 19, 2009

BULLYING 'LINKED TO EATING DISORDERS'

A national charity has today released research that shows almost half of young people diagnosed with eating disorders said that bullying was a contributing factor to their problem.

Beat, the national campaigning charity supporting people affected by eating disorders, carried out the survey, which it claims is the largest survey of its kind to date. A total of 600 young people with eating disorders were questioned for the survey, of which 91% said they had experienced bullying and 46% felt it contributed to their eating disorder.

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