Eating Recovery Center Director of Nursing, Carolyn Jones gives
insight into the prevalence of eating disorders in adults, in
the NextAvenue.org article, “Why Eating Disorders Are a Concern
for Adults, Too”. To read the entire article click here, or read
below. Why Eating Disorders Are a Concern for Adults, Too
Research showes anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are on the
rise among older people Few would question the benefit of being
able to feel younger than one’s chronological age. And,
fortunately, many people in middle age feel exactly that way. In
a 2009 Pew Research Center survey, nearly half of all
respondents age 50 and older reported feeling at least 10 years
younger than their actual age. But when one doesn’t like what he
or she sees in the mirror, because of real or imagined weight
gain, it could lead to drastic and dangerous action. While some
people in middle age and older take positive steps to change
their diets and their fitness regimens to ward off extra pounds,
others channel their concerns