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From Apply Now, Former About.com Guide to Mental Health

Anorexia reported in Young Australian Children

Tuesday August 12, 2003
Doctors in Australia expressed concern that norexia nervosa was striking children as young as 8. Yahoo Health reported that in one instance a 4-year-old had been affected by the eating disorder.

The study coincided with reports about an 8-year old Australian girl who was being marketed as an adult model by her parents.

Read more: Yahoo! News - Anorexia Striking Children in Australia
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