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Nutrition: Eating Disorders. Agenda Quick review- Advertising techniques Myth/Facts- Eating Disorders (True/False quiz) DVD- Kristen’s story; eating disorder info. Testimonial. Slogans. “Got Milk?” Milk “Red Robin!” Yummmm! “Save Big Money at…” Menards “Piggly Wiggly…”
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Nutrition:Eating Disorders Agenda Quick review- Advertising techniques Myth/Facts- Eating Disorders (True/False quiz) DVD- Kristen’s story; eating disorder info.
Slogans • “Got Milk?” • Milk • “Red Robin!” • Yummmm! • “Save Big Money at…” • Menards • “Piggly Wiggly…” • Shop the Pig
Eating DisordersMyth/facts • 1. Eating disorders occur because people lack the willpower to eat healthy foods in appropriate quantities. • False: They are not due to a failure in will or behavior. Eating disorders are genuine treatable psychological illnesses. • 2. Only women develop eating disorders. • False: Although females are more likely than males to develop an eating disorder, it can happen to males too. 5-15% of people who are anorexic or bulimic are males, and an estimated 35% of those with binge eating disorders are male. • 3. People with bulimia nervosa are usually extremely thin. • False: Because “purging” (vomiting) follows an episode of binge eating, people usually weigh within the normal range, or they may weigh above the normal range for weight. • 4. Eating disorders have some similarities to drug addictions. • True: Like drug addictions, people use eating disorders to hide from difficult emotions. And eating disorders can take on the same characteristics as drug addictions, which can control a person’s life. • 5. More young women die each year from Anorexia Nervosa than from all other causes. • True: The annual death rate for Anorexia is 12 times higher than the annual death rate due to all other causes of death among females ages 15-24 in the general public. The most common causes of death from Anorexia are complications such as heart attack, organ failure and suicide.
Test Questions • List 3 ways to help a friend you think has an eating disorder. • 1. Call a hotline • 2. Tell an adult • 3. Talk to Counselor/Teacher • Match the eating disorder with it’s definition. • Anorexia- fear of becoming fat • Compulsive Exercise- exercising beyond safe limits. • Bulimia- eat a lot in a short time, vomit to get rid of food. • Compulsive Overeating- an addiction to food. • Binge- eat a lot in short time, get way too full. • List 2 risk factors that are associated with any eating disorder: • 1. Heart Attack • 2. Liver/Organ Failure