Anecdotal evidence regarding the COVID-related increase in number of young people presenting to services with eating disorders is now being replaced by published evidence.  This paper describes the threefold increase in referrals to a paediatric consult liaison service in New York, 104% increase in admissions to Western Australia and doubling of outpatients in Pennsylvania.

Reed, J., & Ort, K. (2021). The Rise of Eating Disorders During COVID-19 and the Impact on Treatment. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(21)01976-6/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email