The best treatment for an eating disorder is... preventing it

BodyWhys Youth Canada is a national charity that deals with the #1 chronic illness facing today’s youth with a powerful and unprecedented approach: prevention. The key to prevention is educating parents and other adults about warning signs that can appear as early as age 4. Through our website, adult workshops and classroom presentations - it’s time to get ‘whys’. 

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  • Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness
  • 11% of high school girls have a clinically diagnosable eating disorder
  • Boys and men account for 25-30% of all diagnosed eating disorders
  • The majority of youth with eating disorders also engage in self-harm
  • 81% of all Canadian children are dieting by grade 4