Causes
This factor includes pressure from social media, TV, and other content that promote unrealistic body image.
What is media influence?
Out of control eating-these are people that keep eating even after they are full-after these people often feel guilt, shame, and distress.-This is the most common eating disorder in the US.
What is Binge-eating?
In what time period recently did eating disorders almost double in children under 17?
What is 2018-2022?
Eating Disorders can cause what effect on ones social life?
What is social isolation?
Genetics and a family history can increase a persons risk.
What is genetic factors?
What eating disorder is when people have periods of binge-eating, but after they purge they make themselves throw up.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
True or False, social media has an impact and often leads to eating habits known as “orthorexia” . This is the obsession with eating clean or healthy.
What is true?
This serious effect of eating disorders in teens can weaken bones and increase the risk of fractures later in life.
What is osteoporosis (or bone loss)?
This cause involves low self-esteem, perfectionism, anxiety, or depression.
What are psychological factors?
This type of eating disorder is when someone avoids food, severely restrict food, or eat very small quantities of only certain foods
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
How are eating disorders medically tested?
What is urine and blood test?
This type of treatment combines medical care, therapy, and nutrition counseling to help teens recover from eating disorders.
What is a multidisciplinary treatment approach (or professional treatment program)?
In sports or activities like gymnastics, wrestling, or dance, this pressure to maintain a certain body shape can contribute to eating disorders.
What is performance or athletic pressure?
This disorder involves eating non-food items such as dirt, chalk, paper, soap, or ice. It is not about body image and is often linked to nutritional deficiencies or mental health conditions.
What is Pica?
these are some symptoms of what common eating disorder:
Eating unusually large amounts of food in a specific amount of time, such as a 2-hour period
Eating even when you're full or not hungry
Eating fast during binge episodes
Eating until you're uncomfortably full
Eating alone or in secret to avoid embarrassment
Feeling distressed, ashamed, or guilty about your eating
Frequently dieting, possibly without weight loss
What is binge-eating?
Encouraging open conversations, positive body image, and balanced eating habits is one way this group can help prevent eating disorders in teens.
Who are parents, teachers, or caregivers?
Experiences such as bullying, teasing about weight, or trauma can lead to eating disorders because of this.
What are social or environmental factors?
This disorder involves extreme picky eating or avoidance of food due to texture, taste, smell, or fear of choking or vomiting, rather than concerns about weight or body shape.
What is ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)?
True or False, there have been an increase in ed since the pandemic that might have been caused by the isolation and increased stress causing bad coping mechanisms, or unhealthy ways of dealing with stress.
What is True?
This long-term effect of eating disorders in teens can disrupt heart rhythm, weaken the immune system, and delay growth, but early intervention through therapy, medical monitoring, and family support can greatly improve recovery outcomes.
What are serious long-term physical and developmental health consequences, and why is early, comprehensive treatment important?