Editor’s note: In The WellNest Watch, master’s degree candidates in the public health program at EMU’s School of Health Promotion and Human Performance explore news, research and standard practices in the field of health and wellness.
Ruby Wyles is a graduate assistant in EMU’s Office of Health Promotion.
February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Month, so this week we’re bringing attention to this common, yet poorly understood, topic.
Starting with some statistics; did you know?
- 9% of the U.S. population will have an eating disorder in their lifetime.
- Every 52 minutes, one person dies as a direct…