LONDON, May 6, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- British officials say an increasing
number of children under the age of 10 are being hospitalized with eating
disorders and self-inflicted injuries.
The Department of Health said more than 270 boys and 163 girls under the age of
10 were admitted to hospitals with eating disorders in the past four years, The
Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. Health officials said 169 of the 15,000
children admitted to hospitals for self-inflicted injuries last year were under
the age of 10.
Research by the Children's Society said children are becoming fixated on their
appearance, with seven out of 10 reporting they dieted because of the intense
pressure to be thin, the British newspaper said.
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