• Up to 10% of college women suffer from a clinical or nearly clinical eating disorder
• 5.1% of college women suffer from bulimia nervosa
• By their first year of college, 4.5 to 18% of women and 0.4% of men have a history of bulimia
• 46% of 9-11 year-olds are "sometimes" or "very often" on diets, and 82% of their familirs are "sometimes" or "very often" on diets (Gustagson-Larson & Terry, 1992)
• 50% of teenage girls and nearly 35% of teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting and taking laxitives (Neumark-Sztainer, 2005)
• Girl who diet frequently are 12 times as likely to binge as girls who don't diet (Neumark-Sztainer, 2005)
• Approximately half of people with anorexia have the illness for five years or more
• Anorexia has the highest mortality rate out of all mental illnesses

1. You're obsessed with food quality and quantity.

2. You're focused on the perfect healthy meal every time.

3. You're missing out on social occasions.

4. You hate yourself when you "break" your diet, and feel control when you stick to it.

5. You look down on others for their food choices.

A variety of factors influence health, and many are out of the individual's control. The following factors contribute to the health of an individual:

• Environment and Safety
• Income and Jobs
• Social Life
• Education
• Transportation
• Mental Health
• Housing
• Internal Cues: Hunger & Fullness
• Access to healthcare
• and more

• Can you maintain your weight without tortuting yourself?
• Do you eat a wide variety of foods?
• Is food on your mind all the time?
• How often do you eat for reasons other than hunger?
• Do you assess food or size with morality?
• Do you feel good when you exercise?
• Do you have rules around food?