How many people in the world struggle with Anorexia?
30 Million people
100
One defining characteristic of this eating disorder is worn tooth enamel and sensitive/decaying teeth.
What is Bulimia nervosa?
100
When do Binge-Eaters tend to consume the most amount of food?
At night
100
Of what age are girls concerned with becoming “too fat?”
Elementary-aged students
100
A disorder in which a person has an intense fear of being fat
What is Anorexia?
200
What is the medical term for anorexia?
Anorexia nervosa
200
What is the main difference between Binge-eating disorder and bulimia?
Intense guilt and forced vomiting (“purging”), compulsive exercising
200
Binge-eaters often feel shame and anxiety when they perform this action.
-Eating in front of others
200
A recent survey found that 56% of women and____% of men disliked their overall appearance.
43%
200
Eating disorders are characterized as this type of illness
What is a mental illness?
300
People who weigh at least this percentage less than the healthy weight for their height may not have enough body fat to keep their organs and other body parts healthy.
What is 15%
300
What is the medical term for bulimia?
Bulimia nervosa
300
It is ___T/F___ that
binge-eaters tend to be perfectionists
True
300
State one way how the media has influenced body image.
Models that do not reflect the population
300
These are the three most common eating disorders?
What are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder?
400
Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of all psychological disorders. What is it?
The mortality rate associated with anorexia nervosa is 12 times higher than the death rate associated with all causes of death for females 15-24 years old.
400
What % of college aged women in America are bulimic?
19 or greater%
400
Obese people with eating disorders often have other mental health conditions; name one.
Depression, anxiety, personality disorder
400
The ________of adult women are “dieting” to lose weight, whether they need to or not.
Majority
400
You may be more likely to procure an eating disorder if your _______ have one.
parents
500
What % of people will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder
20%
500
20% of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder. List some potential complications?
suicide and heart problems
500
What makes binge-eating addictive?
The release of chemicals in the brain
500
One-third of the 9th - to 12th-grade girls surveyed felt they were overweight, and 60% said that they were trying to_______.
Lose weight
500
In general are the number of eating disorder cases diagnosed yearly are increasing or decreasing?
The number of diagnoses since 1930 have been increasing.