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Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders. Body Image. How you see your body and the way you feel about it. What is an Eating Disorder?. Health conditions that may include an abnormal focus on body image and weight. So, what causes it anyway?. Poor self-esteem Family Problems Depression Desire for Perfection

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Eating Disorders

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  1. Eating Disorders

  2. Body Image How you see your body and the way you feel about it

  3. What is an Eating Disorder? • Health conditions that may include an abnormal focus on body image and weight

  4. So, what causes it anyway? • Poor self-esteem • Family Problems • Depression • Desire for Perfection • Controlling Parents • Social Isolation • Media Pressure • Social Pressure • If your mom had an eating disorder

  5. The Media Link • We see 400-600 advertisements each day in magazines, newspapers, on billboards and television. • 75% of normal women think they are overweight • 90% of women overestimate their body size • 41% of men are dissatisfied with their weight

  6. Myths…. • Myth #1: You have to be underweight to have an eating disorder. • Myth #2: Only teenage girls and young women are affected by eating disorders. • Myth #3: People with eating disorders are vain. • Myth #4: Eating disorders aren’t really that dangerous.

  7. Anorexia Nervosa • Self-starvation/Intense Weight Loss

  8. Signs of Anorexia • Obsessive fasting/dieting • Irrational fear of fat • Disgust with body size • Excessive Exercise • Withdrawn from family/friends • Weighs themselves repeatedly • Depressed

  9. Effects of Anorexia • a drop in blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate • hair loss and fingernail breakage • loss of periods • hair — soft hair that grows all over the skin • lightheadedness and inability to concentrate • anemia • swollen joints • brittle bones

  10. Health Consequences: Anorexia

  11. Health Consequences of Anorexia

  12. Bulimia Nervosa • Involves binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting, other purging excessive fasting or obsessive exercise.

  13. Bulimia Nervosa • Laxative use • Diet Pills

  14. Signs of Bulimia • Out of control Eating • Eating in Secret • Vomiting following meal • Stained Teeth • Obsession with weight

  15. Effects of Bulimia • Constant stomach pain • Damage to a person's stomach and kidneys • Tooth decay (from exposure to stomach acids) • “Chipmunk cheeks," when the salivary glands permanently expand from throwing up so often • Loss of periods • Loss of the mineral potassium (this can contribute to heart problems and even death)

  16. Health Consequences: Bulimia

  17. Binge Eating: • Binge eating involves over-eating on a regular basic.

  18. Health Consequences: Binge Eating

  19. Binge Eating Signs • Eating when not hungry • Eating huge portions quickly • Feeling guilty • Eating alone • Becoming overweight • Obesity

  20. What can we do to combat the media? • Stop talking about weight • Make a list of people you admire • Question the Motives of the fashion industry • Stop Weighing yourself • Concentrate on things you do well • Voice your opinion • Be a Role Model • Get Physical for Fun

  21. Eating Disorder Warning Signs: • Abnormal Food Behaviors • Obsession with appearance and body image • Exercise Behaviors • Feelings • Self-harm & Self-injury • Social Behaviors

  22. Eating disorders are serious physical and emotional problems that can result in DEATH

  23. If you need Help…. • Talk to someone you trust • Talk to a school counselor • Contact the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) 800-931-2237 • Center for Change (Orem, Ut)

  24. Picture Citations • Muscle Loss: http://www.fall-prevention-institute.org/images/wastedleg.jpg • Hairy Arms: http://nikkigsblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/hairy-arms.jpg • Weak Bones: http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/health/az1295/az1295_fig1.gif • Body Image Girl: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/female-body-issues.jpg • Hands Tied: http://anorexiaonline.info/images/anorexia/anorexia_250x251.jpg • Anorexic Model: http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p432/SHExMerlionx/anorexic.jpg • Lots of Food: http://fruttodellapassione.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/anniversary-collage.jpg • Toilet: http://repairstemcell.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/toilet.jpg • Myths: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_treatment.htm • Depressed Man: http://neysometa.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/depression.jpg

  25. Picture Citations Cont’d • Scale: http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/XL180.jpg • Ex-Lax: http://www.manekineko.us/catalog/images/product/ExLax_Chocolate_Laxative48_enlarge.jpg • Sad Girl: http://healthinmotion.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/sad.jpg • Tooth Decay: http://www.danebankhouse.co.uk/images/caries.jpg • Hair: http://www.blisstree.com/files/34/2008/04/496295302_3e6f118c75.jpg • Anorexic Model 2: http://images.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/200704/original/images1279317_anorexic%20fake%20-%20skinny%20model%20colette%20perfect.jpg • Clock: http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/02/fast-clock.jpg • Painful Esophagus: http://www.virtualcancercentre.com/uploads/VMC/DiseaseImages/1038_oesophagus.JPG • Heart Disease: http://healthinmotion.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/heart_disease.jpg • Smiley Face: http://airbnb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/smiley-face.gif

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