Teenage girls and twenty-something young women tend to be the “face” of eating disorders. The truth of the matter is that these young females are not the only populations that suffer from these diseases. An often unseen face of eating disorders are middle-aged women (ages 40-60). Middle-aged women who suffer from eating disorders tend to […]
An Unseen Face of Eating Disorders
WRITTEN BY: Written by Kristi Campbell, Stark State Dietetic Technician Student Intern and Christine Kendle, MS, RDN, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension Tuscarawas County.
REVIEWED BY: Kate Shumaker, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Holmes County
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