According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, women diagnosed with eating disorders or disordered eating behaviors were “at a distinct disadvantage when trying to achieve socioeconomic independence in early adulthood,” with “lower levels of educational attainment, personal income, and lower odds of owning a home in early adulthood compared to females who did not report” an illness.
Researchers at the University of Utah studied a pool of 166 men and 454 women who self-reported having been diagnosed with an eating disorder or disordered eating behavior. According to the study, “these detrimental associations were not present among males.”