Some Shocking Statistics

Day 13:
Some people believe that in order to be beautiful, you have to be skinny. Models these days are rail thin and skeletal-looking. Because they are the examples of beauty, most people believe they have to look like that. And due to this, many young girls and women resort to eating disorders to conform to this look. 

However, anorexia and bulimia isn't pretty. 

My goal for you today is to look over the following statistics and realize how horrible putting your body through an eating disorder is.

In 15-24-year-old females, the mortality rate for anorexia is 12 times higher than for all other causes of death.

Once someone has an eating disorder, there's only a 50% chance of being cured.

There's a .3% chance that males will develop anorexia.

Depressed mood is present in 50% to 75% of those diagnosed with anorexia.

Over 85% of sufferers are diagnosed before the age of 20.

The ratio of women in the U.S. who have anorexia is 1 in 200.

Be

Approximately 6% of serious cases die.

70 percent of sixth-grade girls surveyed reported that they first became concerned about their weight between the ages of 9 and 11.

Bulimia can begin in girls as young as 9 years old

Clearly, you don't have to kill yourself to be beautiful.