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Dana K. Cassell, David H. Gleaves, "Encyclopedia of Obesity And Eating Disorders"
English | 2006 | pages: 385 | ISBN: 0816061971 | PDF | 3,2 mb
Despite growing public awareness and a deepening medical understanding of eating disorders, these diseases continue to affect more and more people. Recent studies have also shown that eating disorders are much more common than previously thought among groups such as young men and African-American women. At the same time, an epidemic of obesity is currently affecting the United States, with approximately 65 percent of adults over the age of 20 considered overweight or obese and facing dangerous health risks, according to the Centers for Disease Control.