New research released shows 26 percent of girls have been diagnosed with, or suspect they have a vitamin B or iron deficiency. More than 2 in 5 - 44 percent - have experienced tiredness or loss of energy.
Zara Taylor, pictured left with her mother Debbie, 52, from London took her own life in September 2021 after a long battle with anorexia. Zara had been hospitalised 13 times in a decade.
NHS waiting times to access treatment for eating disorders are at crisis point following the pandemic, with experts warning that delays could be putting children's lives at risk and need to be tackled urgently.