The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Eating Disorders latest report, The Right to Health: People with Eating Disorders Being Failed, sheds light on the current situation for those affected by eating disorders, highlighting the challenges many face and recommends how to tackle this growing epidemic.
Eating disorders are often misunderstood as a lifestyle choice affecting only white, affluent, underweight teenage girls. In reality, they are serious mental illnesses caused by a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors that can affect anyone whatever their age, sexuality, body size or ethnicity.
Despite their complexity, eating disorders are fully treatable with a comprehensive approach that is accessible and inclusive to meet individual needs that includes nutritional, medical, and therapeutic support.
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