The Medical Freedom Channel

“Anorexia nervosa can be chronic and devastating, even fatal. However, a recent study found that grim reputation is not always the reality of the disease. Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Helsinki found that while often severe, anorexia is common and can be highly transient. Up to 70 percent of women with the condition recover before age 30, they said. A study of twin Finnish women found that 2.2 percent suffered from severe anorexia. Including milder forms, 5 percent suffered it during their lifetimes, usually starting between ages 10 and 25. On average, the duration of anorexia was three years; about 25 percent recovered within a year, about 33 percent within two years and about 67 percent within five years from the onset of their symptoms.” (08/01/07)