The number of sufferers is thought to be around 3.5 million - three times more than the 2017 estimate of 1.25 million, according to the study by eating disorder charity Beat.

3.5 million people could now be living with an eating disorder according to national charity Beat - with calls for major reforms to treatment and training in the NHS

The number of sufferers is thought to be around 3.5 million - three times more than the 2017 estimate of 1.25 million, according to the study by eating disorder charity Beat.