World Eating Disorders Day (World Eating Disorders Day) is celebrated on June 2. This tradition was born in 2016.

The purpose of World Eating Disorders Day

Today, the mass movement covers more than 45 countries. Its goal is to provide medical and psychological support to people suffering from bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorders. On this day, meetings with doctors and psychologists are held with the aim of increasing global awareness of eating disorders as a disease that affects people of different genders, nationalities, religions and ages. The danger of disorders is that they lead to somatic diseases – from problems with the digestive system to heart attacks and strokes.

Statistics

• In developed countries, anorexia is diagnosed in 4% and bulimia in 2% of the population at a given time.
• 2% of women suffer from psychogenic overeating.
• Anorexia is the third most common disease among teenage girls.
• About 13% of women over the age of 50 suffer from RCP.