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Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are commonly associated with teenage girls, but experts say these illnesses are becoming increasingly common amongst the middle-aged.

Eating disorder clinics such as the Renfrew Center (with locations throughout the US) are seeing a rise in the number of older patients. The New York Times quotes a number of statistics, including:

A study of 3,000 European men has indicated that vitamin D helps to keep us mentally agile in later life.

The research was carried out by David Lee and colleagues at the University of Manchester in the UK, and published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.