Why Isn’t There Much Information\ Awareness of Eating Disorders in the Philippines?

Question by [ cupcake ]: why isn’t there much information\ awareness of eating disorders in the Philippines?
I’m doing a report on eating disorders but there is like no info on the net about Philippines statistics. Does anyone know a site or explain why there isn’t much about it?

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Answer by jd
Because if you are real skinny everyone thinks you don’t have enough rice.
No one would dream you are anorexic.

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