Eating disorder increase among young people.

An increasing number of people have been admitted to hospital over the last year for eating disorders, with the biggest rise among youngsters aged 10 to 19.

New figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show hospitals in England dealt with 2,560 admissions overall for people with eating disorders in the 12 months to October, up 8% on the 2,370 cases in the previous year.

There were almost 1,200 hospital admissions for children aged 16 and under.

This included 32 admissions for children aged five to nine, alongside six under-fives.

Among those aged 10 to 14, some 595 admissions were made, a 14% jump on the previous year, while 916 admissions occurred among 15 to 19-year-olds, a 16% rise on the previous year. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10607237/Eating-disorder-increase-among-young-people.html