Prevalence of Eating Disorders:
Approximately 0.5-1.0% of late adolescent or adult women meet criteria for the
diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Approximately 1.0-2.0% of late adolescent and
adult women meet criteria for the diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. However, at any
given time 10% or more of late adolescent and adult women report symptoms of
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