WHY ARE EATING DISORDERS ON THE RISE
As we continue to find a new ‘normal’, we are still dealing with the aftermath of mental-health issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside rising anxiety and increased loneliness, thanks to health worries and isolation, the number of under-20s being hospitalised with eating disorders has risen by 50% since 2019.*
In fact, the soaring numbers have left hospitals warning that they are running out of space to care for these patients. Those who were struggling with an already diagnosed eating disorder reported that they relapsed or worsened during
