Eating disorders in adult women

For some, aging may bring on — or rekindle — an eating disorder.

Most people who develop eating disorders — an estimated 90% — are female. Typically associated with adolescents and young women, eating disorders also affect middle-aged or elderly women — although, until fairly recently, not much was known about prevalence in this older age group.

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