Eating Disorders

1. Do the images show a narrow range of body shapes and sizes? • Are the females in the images taller and thinner than typical teenage girls? • Are the males in the images taller and more muscular than typical teenage boys? • Are there stories about people who are dieting, bulking up, or getting a makeover? • Does the magazine make you feel dissatisfied with your body? Write a short paragraph summarizing what you learned. How did looking at the images affect you? Eating Disorders

2. Mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to food • More than just food • Emotions, thoughts, and attitudes • What types of eating disorders have you heard about? • Anorexia Nervosa • Bulimia • Binge Eating Disorder Eating Disorders

3. What is the first thing that comes to mind when I say the word THANKSGIVING? • Can be a source of anxiety • Does not eat enough food to maintain a healthy body weight • Normal appetite & hunger pains • Symptoms • Extreme weight loss • Slowed heart and breathing rates • Dry skin • Fine body hair • Loss of menstrual period • 90% of all cases are female Anorexia Nervosa

4. Health Risks-Addiction • See themselves as fat • Work harder to lose weight • Excessive exercise or diet • Lack of essential minerals causes heart to suddenly stop Anorexia Nervosa

5. Possible Causes • Usually a good student • Lack of a certain chemical that regulates mood • Low self-esteem • Troubled relationships • A person with a parent or sibling with an eating disorder are far likelier to develop one themselves Anorexia Nervosa

6. Treatment • First treated in hospitals • Doctors, nurses, and dietitians • Stop weight loss and change eating habits • Mental health experts • Correct emotional problems • Family help Anorexia Nervosa

7. How can I tell if my friend Kim has anorexia or is just dieting? • Anorexia literally means “lack of appetite.” Why is that a misconception of those with the disorder? • Discuss diet with friends or secretive? • Excited to share weight loss or try to hide it? • Goal for losing weight? • They have normal appetite and hunger, they just choose not to give in. • Talk to a trusted adult if worried Learning Log

8. Go on uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging, or removing, the food from their bodies • Vomiting • Usually 2 times a week for 3 months to be bulimia • Laxatives • 90 to 95% of cases are female • Too much food too quickly • Bathroom visits right after eating Bulimia

9. Health Risks • Maintain normal body weight • Dehydration causing kidney damage • Lack of vitamins and minerals • Stomach acid • Inflames or causes tears in the throat • Erodes teeth enamel • Depression and suicide • Vomiting can decrease heart rate which weakens the heart causing failure Bulimia

10. Possible Causes • Use food to feel better emotionally (relieve feelings of depression) then purge in order to not gain weight • Low self-esteem • Troubled relationships Bulimia

11. Treatments • Aware but unable to control behavior • Too ashamed to seek help • Offer private support • Encourage to seek help from mental-health expert • Psychotherapy, antidepressants, and nutritional counseling Bulimia

12. Venn Diagram Learning Log Possible Causes, Treatments, Symptoms, & Health Risks

13. Regularly have an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food • Don’t not purge or binge • Can’t stop eating once full • Intention to eat 2 slices of bread and end up eating the whole loaf • Used for coping with stress, depression, or anxiety Binge Eating Disorder

14. Health Risks • Excess weight gain • Unhealthy diet • Diabetes • High blood pressure • Try extreme weight loss diets • Hunger causes more bingeing • Yo-yo effect Binge Eating Disorder

15. Possible Causes • Never properly learned how to deal with stress • Avoid dealing with emotions or stressful situations • Food provides temporary relief but can lead to guilt or depression • Family that tends to overeat • Treatment • Eat more slowly and deliberately • Address underlying emotional problems Binge Eating Disorder

16. Use the internet to research a Fad Diet.Prepare a power point or poster board to depict why your diet is the best/ or worst. Examples: Paleo Zone 3-5 day refresh Atkins Hollywood HCG Fad Diets

17. Eating disorder – mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to foods • Anorexia Nervosa – eating disorder in which a person does not at enough food to maintain a healthy body weight • Bulimia – an eating disorder in which a person goes on uncontrollable eating binges followed by purging, or removing, the food from their bodies • Binge Eating – having an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food Vocabulary