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Eating disorders

Rates of eating disorders for women in the IDF have skyrocketed in the past decade.

The newest enemy of female soldiers in Israel? Eating disorders

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In the Israeli Defense Forces, women serve alongside men. But they’re diverging in one area: eating disorders. According to new research, women in the IDF have seen a 200 percent increase in eating disorders over the past decade.

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