Eating disorders have jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Researchers looked at the numbers of inpatient admissions and outpatient visits for eating disorders such as bulimia and binge eating disorder before the pandemic started at 14 hospital-based sites that are part of the National Eating Disorder Quality Improvement Collaborative, and one additional nonhospital-based site. They compared the numbers to admissions and visits that came after the pandemic started in early 2020.
