Significantly more hospital stays due to eating disorders
In 2023, around 6,000 girls and young women between the ages of 10 and 17 had to be treated in hospital for anorexia or bulimia - twice as many as in 2003.
On the Familienportal.NRW, you can find out how eating disorders develop, what the warning signs are and where families can find support.
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