Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women

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Among the other findings:

• 67 percent of the women (excluding those with actual eating disorders) are trying to lose weight.
• 53 percent of dieters are already at a healthy weight and are still trying to lose weight.
• 39 percent of the women said concerns about what they eat or weigh interfere with their happiness.
• 37 percent of respondents said they regularly skip meals to try to lose weight.
• 27 percent said they'd be "extremely upset" if they gained just five pounds.
• 26 percent have eliminated entire food groups from their diet.
• 16 percent have dieted on 1,000 or fewer calories a day.
• 13 percent smoke to lose weight.
• 12 percent often eat when they're not hungry, and 49 percent sometimes do.

The survey was expected to be published in the May issue of SELF and to be presented May 17 at the Academy for Eating Disorders' International Conference on Eating Disorders, in Seattle.

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The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more about eating disorders.

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