Surprising Findings on Women’s Eating Behaviors

According to the results of a new survey by Self Magazine in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the majority of American women have troubling relationships with food. According to a detailed survey of by 4,000 women, 65 percent of respondents amidst the ages of 25 and 45 report having disordered eating behaviors. Here are highlights from the interesting findings:

  • 75 percent of women report disordered eating behaviors or symptoms consistent with eating disorders
  • 67 percent of women (excluding those with actual eating disorders) are trying to lose weight
  • 53 percent of dieters are already at a healthy
    weight and are still trying to lose weight

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