30% rise in people contacting eating disorder helpline
The majority of callers were aged 25 to 35, while the second highest group of callers were aged 15 to 18. The group also recorded an 84% increase in people using YouthConnect, an online support group for teenagers. One fifth of these were new users.
Bodywhys said it had seen a rise in the amount of men making contact, representing one in every 10 callers, and while men also suffered from eating disorders they found it harder to talk about it than women.
