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Johns Hopkins: eating disorders among kids are on the rise

Pediatric eating-disorder visits more than doubled between 2018 and 2022 in U.S. data.

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Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimoreDecember 9, 20245 min read

Johns Hopkins' news article reports rising pediatric eating-disorder admissions at All Children's Hospital, consistent with national data showing more than a doubling of pediatric eating-disorder visits between 2018 and 2022.

Clinicians emphasize the importance of family-based treatment and the medical seriousness of pediatric anorexia in particular.

Read the full Johns Hopkins article for clinician interviews and the underlying data.

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