I was after statistics on the incidences of anorexia/bulimia in Italy and Australia for a school assignment. I was able to find a few for Australia but I really could not find anything for Italy. Any help (plus sources!) would be much appreciated! Thanks :)
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Hi, this is what I found (my translations, sorry if it is unclear): "Every year, 3.500 italians become anorexic, and circa 6.000 become bulimic, according to the latest data reported by the Minister of Health" "the people who get sick* are mostly between the age of 12 and 25. In the latest years, the incidence of anorexia is stable: 4 to 8 new cases every 100.000 inhabitants per year. The incidence of bulimia nervosa is, however, increasing; 9 to 12 out of 100.000 people become bulimic every year." http://noteesalute.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-dati-eurispes-ogni-anno-3500-italiani.html (in Italian) The data was recorded by Eurispes, a private institute of statistics, in 2008. I found some other data (here http://www.bulimianoressia.it/datistatistici.asp , it's a no-profit association that tries to help people who suffer from alimentation disorder), but it's a bit out-dated. If you are interested and need a translation, though, I'd be happy to help.
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