More and more older women are being diagnosed everyday with eating disorders -- it's not just a teenager's issue anymore. It's not clear why so many women in the their 30s, 40s, and 50s are now showing symptoms of anorexia and bulimia, but some experts think it may not necessarily be an increase in eating disorders so much as increased awareness and more accurate diagnosing of eating disorders. They say also say that in most cases the older patients previously had some kind of eating disturbance (when they were a younger, more typical age), suggesting there was an underlying problem the whole time that just finally came to the surface due to midlife stresses.

There is some good news, however: experts are reporting increased success with new team-based treatment approaches -- as long as family and friends are on board for support.