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Absolutely love that program! It seems that if you can instill that type of acceptance early on, it may help later in life as well. Health professionals nationwide are allegedly seeing a growing trend in eating disorders among women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond. Here's a few other facts that I found surprising.

* Some females first develop eating disorders in their teens, recover, and then relapse in middle age.
* Some studies suggest that nearly 80 percent of anorexia-related deaths occur in women who are over the age of 45.

Eating disorders are commonly attributed to trying to gain some control in lives that may have spun out of control according to PBS. For women hitting middle age, such issues may include:

* Relationship problems
* Divorce
* Parenting troubles
* Death of a parent
* Career difficulties
* Financial strain
* Empty-nest syndrome
* Emotional and physiological changes brought on by menopause
* Fears associated with aging
* Desires to look younger and slimmer than your age may allow;

Kudos to you and your team for trying to stem that tide!

If you have a body image issue, are you reared or committed to getting it under control?

February 27, 2008 - 8:36am

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