6-YO Boy is Youngest Anorexic

Eating disorders are now striking little boys more often than little girls. Story here. Excerpt:

'A six-year-old is the youngest boy to be treated for anorexia, a study reveals today. It also shows more young boys than girls are being treated for eating disorders such as anorexia.

Figures show 51 hospital admissions last year of boys under 11 with eating disorders and 36 admissions of girls.
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Lib- Dem MP Sarah Teather, who obtained the NHS figures, said: "Young people are under pressure from all sides these days.

"It is time for a debate about how childhood is changing and politicians should be concerned about the type of issues teenagers are having to deal with at a younger and younger age."'

Notice when the MP Teather is using an "inclusive" reference to children when there is evidence to show there is a problem among boys. Does she do the same when the topic includes largely or only girls?

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Figures show 51 hospital admissions last year of boys under 11 with eating disorders and 36 admissions of girls.

OH my god! 36 admissions of girls under 11! This is a national crisis for all girls! We must set up a new federal program to combat this horrible mental illness for girls....

/sarcasm

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11 boys admitted, but 36 girls! OMG! Women are almost 4x more often affected!!1111 What do you say, I haven't rea.. you chauvinist pig!

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