Eating Disorders

1. Personal Development and Health – Unit 2: Physical Health Eating Disorders

2. Types of Eating Disorders • Anorexia • Bulimia • Obesity • Over-exercising

3. Statistics on Eating Disorders • 10 Year Study

4. Statistics (Continued) • The most common behavior that will lead to an eating disorder is dieting. • 75% of American Women are dissatisfied with their weight, 41% of men are also • 50% of American Women are currently on a diet, 44% female high school students and 15% of male high school students are currently trying to lose weight. • It is estimated that currently 11% of high school students have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. • The diet and diet related industry is over a 50 billion dollar a year enterprise in the U.S. • The average woman is 5"4’ and weighs 140 pounds. The average model is 5"11’ and weighs 117 pounds. Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women. • Up to 19% of college aged women in America are bulimic.

5. Symptoms • Food • Avoiding food all together • Excessive eating • Preoccupation with Food • Exercise • Exercising too much and not eating enough • Purging • Self-Induced vomiting • Using Laxatives inappropriately • Using Diuretics or Diet Pills inappropriately • Weight • Preoccupation with weight and body image • Using weight to “fix” other problems

6. Eating Disorders are just a symptom of something else….

7. Eating Disorders are NEVER about Food…… • Eating Disorders usually stem from the following problems: • Bottling your feelings up • Feeling Isolated • Feeling Lonely • Pretending that everything is fine, when it isn’t • Perfectionism • Never feeling good enough, pretty enough or thin enough • Depression or Trauma from an event • Anger • Interpersonal conflicts • Inability to feel feelings • Problems dealing with social/peer pressure • Negative self-concept (poor self esteem)

8. The Media’s Effect on Teens • Teens (especially girls) feel an extreme pressure to be thin from what the Media and Society view as “Beautiful”. • THEN NOW

9. Anorexia Nervosa • Food and eating dominate the life of a person with anorexia nervosa. • Distorted view of weight and shape become the main or even sole measures of self-worth. • Maintaining an extremely low weight becomes equated with beauty, success, self-esteem, and self-control and is not seen as a problem. • People with an eating disorder think about food, weight, and body image constantly.

10. Anorexia Nervosa • Anorexia nervosa, in the most simple terms, is self-starvation. • Anorexics feel there is a serious disturbance in the way they feel about food, weight, and body image. • Anorexics are also often characterized as stubborn, vain, appearance-obsessed people who simply do not know when to stop dieting.

11. Genetic Factors • Anorexia nervosa occurs eight times more often in people who have relatives with the disorder. However, experts do not know exactly what the inherited factor may be. • In addition, anorexia nervosa occurs more often in families with a history of depression or alcohol abuse.

12. Effects of Anorexia on the Body

13. Profiles of Pain

14. Celebrities with Anorexia

15. Bulimia Nervosa • Bulimia Nervosa, in the most simple terms, is binge eating followed by forced vomiting • Bulimics feel there is a serious disturbance in the way they feel about food, weight, and body image. • Bulimics are also often characterized as stubborn, vain, appearance-obsessed people who simply do not know when to stop dieting.

16. Signs and Symptoms of Bulimia • Eating uncontrollably, binging, and purging • Forced Vomiting or Vomiting Blood • Abusing Laxatives, or Diuretics • Going to the bathroom frequently after eating • Preoccupied with body weight • Depression and mood swings • Feeling out of control • Swollen glands in neck and face • Heartburn, bloating, indigestion, or constipation • Irregular menstrual periods • Dental and gum problems • Persistent sore throat • Bloodshot eyes • Weakness, Fatigue, Exhaustion

17. Physical Effects of Bulimia

18. Celebrities with Bulimia

19. Obesity or Binge Eating • Obesity is considered an eating disorder because it is the uncontrollable need to eat large amounts of food, even when you are full. • The addiction to food is even more dangerous than being addicted to drugs or alcohol because we need food to live!

20. Physical Effects of Obesity

21. Celebrities Affected by Obesity

22. Compulsive Exercising • Over-exercising is considered an eating disorder because the person is addicted to exercise and may starve themselves or punish themselves with exercise if they eat poorly • The person will struggle with guilt or anxiety if they do not work out. • The person measures their worth on their athletic abilities which may lead to steroid abuse. • 1% of U.S. population

23. Physical Effects of Compulsive Exercising

24. Celebrities Addicted to Exercise

25. Men with Eating Disorders • 8 Million people suffer from Eating Disorders • 10% of that number is MEN • In most cases, men develop eating disorders due to low self esteem from being overweight. • Men who participate in low weight sports, such as wrestling, are at a high risk of developing eating disorders. • Gay men are also more likely to develop eating disorders

26. How NOT to Help a Friend with an Eating Disorder • You are a part of the PROBLEM if: • You attempt to punish, threaten or bribe them to get healthy • You cover up or make excuses for their behavior • You take responsibility for that person’s problem (co-dependency) • You hide food from a binger or force an anorexic to eat • You argue about how much they should or should not eat • You keep the problem to yourself and choose NOT to tell someone.

27. How to help a friend with an Eating Disorder • You are a part of the SOLUTION if: • You remain calm, unemotional and factually honest in speaking to the person with your concern • You attend support groups • You discuss the situation with someone you trust to help you • You encourage your friend to seek help • You do not cover up or avoid the situation and confront the person with your concerns.

28. Self-Quiz: Are you at risk??? • Answer yes or no to the following questions: • Are you intensely fearful of becoming overweight? • Do you avoid social situations where food is being served? • Do you prefer to eat alone so others will not see how much or how little you will eat? • Do you see yourself as overweight while others comment on your thinness? • Do you feel the only way to be happy is to be thin? • Do you ever use food to relieve anxiety or pain?

29. Self-Quiz (Continued) • Do you use laxatives or induce vomiting as a means of weight control? • Have you felt persistent feelings of unhappiness, hopelessness or worthlessness recently? • Do you eat until you: • Are interrupted • Fall asleep • Induce vomiting • Women only: Has your menstrual cycle become irregular or completely stopped? • If you answered YES to any of these questions.. You may be at risk for developing an eating disorder!

30. Where to go for help: • www.nationaleatingdisorders.org • 800.931.2237 • Talk to: • School Nurse • Your Doctor • Parents • Teachers • Hospital Programs • Support Groups • Individual and Group Therapy • Treatment Centers • www.EDtreatmentcenters.com

31. Journal #8 • After taking the Self-Quiz and learning about Eating Disorders, do you think you are at risk for one? Do you know someone that may be at risk for an eating disorder? • How could you help yourself or someone who has an eating disorder? • What was the most important thing you learned from today’s class? • 4-5 Sentences

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