Anorexia
Bulimia
Treatment
Consequences
Causes
100
Anorexia is the extreme fear of gaining weight.
What is anorexia?
100
An eating disorder in which people eat too much food and then make themselves throw up.
What is bulimia?
100
True
True or false? Nearly half of bulimics and anorexics recover
100
Friends and Family
Eating disorders may cause people to withdraw from what?
100
The main cause is pressure.
What is the main cause of eating disorders?
200
Anorexia usually occurs in females.
Does anorexia mostly occur in males or females?
200
Yes, bulimics are aware of their strange eating habits.
Do bulimics recognize their eating patterns?
200
Most people with eating disorders need nutritional counseling.
Most people with eating disorders need what kind of counseling?
200
Feelings may worsen with eating disorders
Eating disorders may worsen what?
200
People are pressured into looking like models or celebrities they see.
People are pressured into looking like what?
300
An estimated 10 million people suffer from Anorexia.
How many people suffer from anorexia?
300
Many exercise excessively.
Besides making themselves throw up, what else to bulimics often do to help lose weight?
300
A stable diet
Lasting recovery depends on what?
300
Genes may influence vulnerability
Genes may influence what?
300
During puberty, girls may put on additional body fat causing them to fear their new weight.
What causes girls to fear their weight?
400
Anorexia affects brain chemistry.
What does anorexia affect?
400
People become obsessed with both food and weight loss.
People become obsessed with what two things?
400
Bulimia treatment involves counseling and doctors prescribe antidepressants.
What does bulimia treatment involve?
400
social problems, low self esteem, depression, and anxiety
Name 4 different consequences of an eating disorder
400
Genes.
Eating disorders may be caused by what?
500
10% of people suffer from the disease and die.
What percent of people suffer from anorexia and die?
500
Tooth decay and gum infections may be signs of bulimia.
What are some signs of bulimia?
500
Anorexia treatment involves counseling and hospitalization if severe malnutrition is present.
What does anorexia treatment involve?
500
Sleep, mental ability, and brain chemistry
Name 3 things that eating disorders may disrupt
500
true
True or false? Pressure is the main cause for eating disorders
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