The Cost of Eating Disorders in the UK 2019 and 2020 (24 September 2021)

Summary

This report by The Hearts, Minds and Genes Coalition for Eating Disorders aims to highlight the cost of eating disorders in the UK. It examines:

• the financial cost of eating disorders to the NHS
• the financial, social and emotional impact on individuals, families and wider society
• the ongoing loss of lives to treatable illnesses.

It estimates the costs of eating disorders, highlights current gaps in data and gives recommendations for change.