Eating disorders grow in children

• April 20, 2024

According to an investigation, published in the magazine Pediatrics, the eating disorders as the anorexy Y bulimia they are on the rise among children (boys) and in nations where it was not seen before.

The study was done by the doctor David Rosen who pointed out that the Eating disorder (TCA), they begin after 12 years of life.

In this sense, it indicates that 0.5% of adolescents in the United States suffer from anorexia nervosa , while between 1 and 2% suffer bulimia nervosa .

Men represent 10% of all cases of food problems , according to the report. These figures contrast with the trend of the childhood obesity in that country, which is estimated that 17% of children and adolescents between two and 19 years of age are obese .

About, Rosen He noted: "In the last decade, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents increased dramatically, accompanied by a broader emphasis on subsistence allowance and in weight loss among children and adolescents. "

This places pediatricians in a delicate position to express the risks of being obese, but also to give children a healthy body image .

"When advising families on the prevention of obesity, pediatricians should focus on healthy eating and strengthening the self esteem , at the same time that they attend to concerns about the peso, "he said. Rosen .

The specialist said that care must be taken not to promote subsistence allowance in excess, compulsive exercise and other strategies to lose weight , which can be lethal to health.

Video Medicine: Pediatrics: Child Eating Disorders - Part 1 (April 2024).