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An eating disorder that makes one feel the need to eat less because they think they are overweight even though they are at a healthy weight.
What is anorexia?
An emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which outbursts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
What is bulimia?
Binge eating disorder often means eating too much food in a very little time, also eating when not hungry.
What is binge eating?
Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating.
What are the three major eating disorders?
Also known as BED
What is binge eating disorder?
Thinning of hair, weak nails, weak bones, seizures etc.
What are physical symptoms of anorexia?
Drastic falls and rises in weight, puffy face and throat, indigestion, dehydration etc.
What are physical symptoms of bulimia?
Isolates themselves, lack of effort in their work, loss in faith, focusing on tiny imperfections, suicide etc.
What are behavioral symptoms of anorexia?
Becomes more secretive, feelings of failure, hoarding foods etc.
What are behavioral symptoms of binge eating?
Doesn’t get enough nutrients per day, can start to neglect own well being etc.
Why is anorexia a problem?
Becomes isolated, stealing and hiding food in weird places, abuse of laxatives, etc.
What are behavioral symptoms of bulimia?
Nutritional counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy
What can be done about anorexia?
Psychotherapy (the treatment for the mind by psychological methods)
What can be done about binge eating?
Can increase rate for heart disease, can lead to type two diabetes, can lead to certain cancers etc.
Why is binge eating a problem?
Achy muscles, frequent feeling of coldness, blurred vision etc.
What are physical symptoms of bulimia?
Caused about 3500 girls, one-in-five ninth graders and two-in-five high-school seniors to fill themselves with food and then force themselves to throw-up
What is bulimia?
About 40% of teens in high school suffer from it
What is anorexia?
As of 2017, only 4% of girls have gone out and seek for help for it
What is binge eating?
One-in-four U.S. teens binge and purge commonly because of it
What is bulimia?
Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits.
What are eating disorders?
Half of all anorexics have episodes of this at one point or another
What is bulimia?
Can lead to less blood circulation which can turn your skin purple
What is anorexia?
Having a good diet, exercise etc.
What can be done about binge eating?
Support groups, psychotherapy, medicine-antidepressants etc.
What can be done about bulimia?
Damaged stomach, irregular beating of the heart, possible cardiac arrest etc.
Why is bulimia a problem?