Swetha Rajah

Feb 27, 2024 | speakingofmedicine.plos.org | Jessica Gosselin |Swetha Rajah

By guest contributors Olivia Feng, Jessica Gosselin, Swetha RajahAn estimated one million Canadians suffer from eating disorders. Eating disorders are perceived within society as a “woman’s issue,” and this assumption is reflected by research. Less than 1% of all research relating to eating disorders has focused on men. This is alarming given that eating disorder hospitalizations in Canada have increased by a staggering 416% among 5- to 17-year-old boys over the past 18 years.