Transgender College Students More Likely to Have Eating Disorders

http://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2015/07/30/transgender-college-students-more-likely-have-eating-disorders


HIVPlusMag/BY Jacob Anderson-Minshall.July 30 2015 6:48 PM ET

"A new study reveals especially high rates of eating disorders among transgender college students.  Published in the August issue of The Journal of Adolescent Health (the official journal of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine), the results show that the prevalence of eating disorders in transgender students is far highter then those of their cisgender (that is, non-trans) classmates."

quite interesting. I had anorexia when I was in college, but I wasn't on hormones.

Makes sense to me. Anorexia is an attempt to assert control over one's body. Much of trans people's distress comes from being unhappy with their bodies.

I suffered from an eating disorder in my 20s. I think my feelings of wanting a feminine body was a major contributor.