Doctors warn of ‘tsunami’ of pandemic eating disorders

Doctors warn of ‘tsunami’ of pandemic eating disorders Psychiatrists have warned of a “tsunami” of eating disorder patients amid data showing soaring numbers of people experiencing anorexia and bulimia in England during the pandemic. 

Dr Agnes Ayton, the chair of the Eating Disorder Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said the number of people experiencing problems had risen sharply with conditions such as anorexia thriving in the isolation of lockdown. The Guardian