Anorexia Nervosa in Teens: Statistics & Facts

According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), approximately 1 in 5 people who struggle with an eating disorder develops an eating disorder. Eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness, and approximately 10,200 people die from eating disorders each year in the United States - or about 1 person every 52 minutes.