definitions and type of eating disorders
A disorder in which a person severely restricts or avoids food, has an intense fear of becoming fat even though the person is severely underweight.
What is anorexia nervosa?
Approximately 10% of adolescents suffer from a eating disorder
what is false
The amount of calories in one pound
What is 3,500?
An intense fear of gaining weight or being “fat.”
What is a symptom of Anorexia Nervosa?
prince Charles has had an eating disorder
what is false?
Bingeing on very large quantities of food, followed by a compensatory behavior (self-induced vomiting, laxatives, etc.) that occur at least twice a week for a multiple months.
What is bulimia nervosa?
Family therapy is the most helpful way to get help for an eating disorder.
What is true?
The normal range of BMI for a 15 year old boy.
What is 18.1 to 25?
These are two symptoms of ALL eating disorders.
What are depression and low self-esteem?
Demi lavato has/had an eating disorder
what is true?
Recurrent episodes of eating in a discrete period of time an amount of food that is larger than what most individuals would eat with out purging behaviors
What is Binge Eating?
Eating disorders are most common in teens and young adults
The normal range of BMI for a 15 year old girl.
What is 17.5-25?
Development of food rituals (eating in a certain order, rearranging on plate, excessive chewing)
What is a symptom of Anorexia Nervosa?
Kesha has not had an eating disorder throughout her career
What is false?
the three known causes to eating disorders
What is psychological, emotional, personal, social, family and genetic factors, low self-esteem, feeling like a failure, troubled family relationships, history of abuse, cultural pressures, a family history of ED(eating disorders)
men are more likely to have an eating disorder than women
What is false?
The most frequent age range for developing an eating disorder.
What is 12-25 years old?
Discoloration of teeth and/or tooth decay; rupture of the esophagus
What is a symptom of purging?
lady gaga had two eating disorders
What is true, she revealed that she has struggled with anorexia and bulimia since the age of 15 and posted about her weight gain and weight loss?
Common feelings that eating disorders can lead to
What are guilt, depression, anxiety and shame?
You have to be severely overweight or severely underweight to have an eating disorder
what is false?
The approximate percentage of Americans who are considered overweight or obese
What is 66%?
Eating in secret
What is a symptom of Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder?
Taylor swift has an eating disorder
What is true she struggled with bulimia and opens up about how unhealthy her relationship with food is?