Title: Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Summary: Recognizes February 26-March 3, 2024, as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week."

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WHEREAS, eating di sorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, and other feeding or eating disorders, are complex, biologically influenced mental illnesses, and WHEREAS, eating disorders are high ly prevalent among servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces, and WHEREAS, eating disorders are associated with serious physical health consequences, including irregular heartbeat, heart disease and heart failure, kidney failure, osteo porosis, gastric rupture, tooth decay, obesity, gallbladder disease, diabetes, and death, and WHEREAS, in the United States, 10,200 deaths occur annually as a direct result of an eating disorder, equating to one death every minutes, and WHEREAS, eatin gdisorders have the second highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness in the United States, and WHEREAS, with early detection and intervention, long-term recovery from an eating disorder is possible, and WHEREAS, the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a leading, national eating disorders organization, headquartered in Florida, dedicated to the outreach, education, support, and early intervention for all eating disorders, and WHEREAS, the National Eating Disorders Association, the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders, serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures, and access to quality care, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That the week of February-March 3, 2024, is recognized as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Florida to increase awareness and education concerning eating disorders.