Eating Disorders Increasing In Men, Children And Elderly

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'PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- At one time eating disorders were considered primarily as a women's disease. But recent studies show a growing number of men, young children and the elderly are suffering from anorexia or bulimia.

Eating disorder experts here in Maine say more people are getting help thanks to heightened awareness about the disorders.
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But the face of the disease is changing. The New England Eating Disorder program at Mercy Hospital is the state's only comprehensive eating disorders clinic. The clinic used to primarily treat women 14 to 22 years of age, now they have patients as young as 7 and as old as 70 -- and more men are seeking help.
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"Men are more comfortable now than they used to be in acknowledging that an eating disorder could be a possibility, a lot of athletes in particular will have a desired goal and go beyond that into a danger zone, so we work to get them back," said Dr. Lockhart.'