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Pandemic created 'perfect storm' for eating disorders in teens


Pandemic created perfect storm for eating disorders in teens
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It was barely a month into the pandemic when Dr. Tracy Richmond, the director of the Eating Disorder Program at Boston Children s Hospital, knew something bad was happening in young people.
Richmond said her team was getting an unusual number of requests for help with eating disorders in mid-April 2020. By summertime, she said, we were bursting at the seams.
The problem is not limited to the Boston area. The National Eating Disorder Association reports a more than 53% increase in call volume to its helpline since the start of the pandemic. Just over a third of those patients are ages 13 to 17, and about 36% are 18 to 24 years old. ....

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Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 00:52:00

That was healthier reporter: the weight dropped fast, slowing her heart to under 40 beats per minute was it easy in those moments not to feel bad about the behavior because you didn t have anyone looking at it yeah, yeah, definitely there were things i definitely knew i wasn t supposed to be doing that i did because i was by myself reporter: three months into the pandemic chloe was diagnosed with anorexia, and ended up in an atlanta hospital at that same time patients just like chloe were also flooding boston children s hospital. typically we would see three to four patients with eating disorders on our inpatient service. post-pandemic we were routinely over 10 and getting as many as 15 or 16. reporter: that s three, four, five times the number of patients that you d normally see absolutely. and i would say it s not just the volume, but the complexity and the severity reporter: dr. tracy richmond is the director of the eating disorders program at boston children s. i d ....

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Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 00:51:00

Pollen doctors recommend keeping windows closed at night, rinsing your face and hair and changing clothes after being outside. if your doctor recommends it, take medications before symptoms start you can always hang on to your mask if pollen counts are high a few steps to make sure you re not stuck inside all season. kristen dahlgren, nbc news now to our series kids under pressure and the crisis within the pandemic impacting so many young people stephanie gosk on the rise in eating disorders. reporter: isolated in her room because of covid with no school and unable to see friends, 16-year-old chloe melton s eating disorder went from bad to dangerous i was in a controlled environment. which the eating disorder thrives in. i was able to make all of my meals. i would isolate in my room i was eating dinner at 2:00 reporter: why were you eating dinner at 2:00 intermittent fasting. the internet told me ....

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