Eating disorders and body image during pregnancy and menopause

Eating disorders and body image during pregnancy and menopause

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Pregnancy and menopause are close behind puberty as high-risk periods for eating disorders and body image issues in women. So why isn’t more help available?

Eating disorders during pregnancy are estimated to sit at about 7.5 per cent, while almost 70 per cent of women, like Rattle, are dissatisfied with their weight and figures in the postpartum period. “I felt sore and broken and huge still,” Rattle say… [6374 chars]

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