Struggling to be skinny all around the world

An article in the Bangalore, Deccan Herald by Kavya Balaraman talks about the fact that until now, not many people in India have been aware of eating disorders. But recent surveys suggest that it might be time for Indian parents to wake up and take notice of their children’s eating habits.

The International Journal of Eating Disorders recently published a paper that indicated some alarming results — of the 66 doctors polled, 45 of them reported witnessing a case of eating disorder in the last one year. Metrolife speaks to a few physicians and psychiatrists to find out why exactly this is happening.

Dr Prabha Chandra, at the Department of Psychiatry in NIMHANS, says that these disorders generally originate in girls of about 14 and peak at the age of 16, when they become completely preoccupied with dieting. She maintains that it is largely a female phenomenon.

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