Impact of COVID-19 on eating disorder behaviors U.S. 2020 | Statista

A survey from May 2020 found that around 19 percent of respondents with an eating disorder in the United States had restricted their intake daily or more in the previous two weeks because of COVID-19-related factors. This statistic shows the percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020.

Percentage of respondents in the U.S. with an eating disorder who reported select behaviors in the past two weeks due to COVID-19 as of May 2020

Characteristic	Not at all	Once or twice	Frequently	Daily or more
Have binged on food that I (or my family or roommate) have stockpiled	51%	26%	17%	6%
Have restricted my intake more because of COVID-19-related factors	23%	28%	29%	19%
Have engaged in more compensatory behaviors because of COVID-19-related factors*	43%	22%	20%	15%
Have felt anxious about not being able to exercise	18%	25%	29%	28%

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From April 8 to May 6, 2020

Number of respondents

511 respondents

Special properties

Those with a self-reported eating disorder

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* e.g., self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, misuse of laxatives and/or water pills.

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