New Report in Pediatrics Addresses Rise in Eating Disorders in those 12 and Younger

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/peds.2010-2821v1

...from the introduction of the article:

"Increases in the incidence and prevalence of anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and other eating disorders in children and adolescents make it critically important that pediatricians be familiar with early detection and appropriate management of these disorders. Results of epidemiologic studies have indicated that the numbers of children and adolescents with eating disorders increased steadily from the 1950s onward. During the past decade, the prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents has also increased dramatically, accompanied by further emphasis on dieting and weight loss among children and adolescents."