An international team of researchers has analysed global numbers of people with anorexia and bulimia nervosa, finding an increase of 71 per cent worldwide since 1990.

Australia has the highest rates per 100,000 people for the two eating disorders in the world.

There are also other eating disorders and “in Australia, more than 1.1 million people will experience an eating disorder in any given year.” Research needs to be expanded

Projections that cases would continue to rise highlighted the need to fund early treatment and prevention…

“Getting help early improves the chances of recovery, but many people face barriers to care, including cost, living in regional areas and stigma, and many people with an eating disorder never get treatment.”