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Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders. A Serious Mental Disorder. Body Image. How you see and feel about your appearance and how comfortable you are with your body. Media.

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Eating Disorders

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  1. Eating Disorders A Serious Mental Disorder

  2. Body Image • How you see and feel about your appearance and how comfortable you are with your body

  3. Media • In the United States today, the clothing styles and fashion models on tv and in magazines suggest that thin is in and a perfectly toned body is best • The men and women on magazine covers represent 1% of Americans

  4. You should have realistic expectations about your size that are based on heredity and should realize that weight and body shape can change frequently and rapidly in teens

  5. Factors Contributing to Eating Disorders • Genetics • Culture • Personality • Emotions • Family

  6. Eating Disorders… • Most common in athletes in sports that require you to be thin or who have to make weight • Overachievers • Perfectionists • Teens with stressful family lives

  7. Bingeing Purging Behavior that involves vomiting or using laxatives to rid the body of food • Eating of a large amount of food in one sitting

  8. Anorexia Nervosa • An obsession with being thin that leads to extreme weight loss • Treatment: medical, psychological and nutritional therapy and family counseling

  9. Symptoms of Anorexia • Intense fear of weight • Overexercising • Preferring to eat alone • Extreme weight loss • Loss of period for at least 3 months • Hair loss on head

  10. Bulimia Nervosa • A disorder that involves frequent episodes of binge eating that are almost always followed by vomiting or using laxatives, fasting or overexercising

  11. Bulimia • Treatment: therapy to separate eating from emotions and to promote eating in response to hunger • Also, nutritional counseling to review nutrient needs

  12. Symptoms of Bulimia • Preoccupation with weight • Binging with or without purging • Bloodshot eyes and sore throat • Dental problems • Feeling out of control • Irregular periods

  13. Binge Eating Disorder • Involves frequent binge eating but no purging • Frequently underdiagnosed • Treatment: psychological and nutritional counseling

  14. Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder • Above normal body weight • Bingeing episodes accompanied by feelings of guilt, shame, and loss of control

  15. People at Risk of Eating Disorders(Warning Signs) • Preferring to eat alone • Thinking about food often • Weighing yourself often • Eating a lot of “diet” foods • Constantly counting calories

  16. Help for Eating Disorders • Physicians, psychologists, and nutritionists is essential to manage and recover from eating disorders • Encourage your friends to seek help from an adult

  17. Eating Disorder Helpline • ANAD (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) • 1-630-577-1300 • Or email them with questions at: anadhelp@anad.org

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