Children as young as eight being treated for anorexia

ANOREXIA nervosa is now affecting children as young as eight, Australian doctors warned yesterday.

Children as young as eight being treated for anorexia

In one case, they said a four-year-old was treated for the eating disorder.

The average age of children with the illness has dropped from 14-and-a-half years to 12 years since 2001, a nationwide study found.

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