Myth or Fact
Multiple rounds of treatment at a variety of levels of care may be necessary for a client to achieve recovery from an ED.
TRUE!
Recovery is often not linear.
Avocados first flourished in this country.
Mexico!
Researchers believe Puebla, located in South Central Mexico, to be the motherland of the avocado, where this strange and delicious fruit first flourished and locals began consuming them nearly 10,000 years ago.
Mindful movement allows us to check in with our bodies and get moving in a way that can help us lower stress, release stagnant energy, and strengthen our mind-body connection in a positive relationship.
TRUE!
Foods such as milk, butter, and cheese belong to this food group.
Dairy!
Eating disorders can affect all people. As many as 30 million people in the U.S. have an eating disorder.
TRUE!
8 out of 10 people with an eating disorder do not seek treatment.
TRUE! :(
That means, 80 percent of people with eating disorders fail to pursue critical professional help. There are various reasons for this astounding statistic, including the stigma associated with eating disorders, limited access to treatment, inadequate resources, and lack of recognition of signs and symptoms.
Watermelons are native to this country and have been cultivated since ancient times.
Africa!
Native to Africa, it was a valuable and portable source of water for desert situations and when natural water supplies were contaminated. Watermelons were cultivated in Egypt and India as far back as 2500 B.C. as evidenced in ancient hieroglyphics.
Movement is highlighted in one of the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating.
TRUE!
Principle 9 aka Movement - Feel the Difference explores how you can rid yourself of rigid rules about exercise and begin to reap all of the benefits and happiness that comes with movement. Movement should be fun, and you deserve to move and live in a way that aligns with your individual preferences, attunement cues, and day-to-day lifestyle.
Name the five food groups.
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy!
Eating disorders cost individuals in the United States over 65 billion dollars per year.
TRUE!
This number refers to the economic costs alone including treatment expenses and loss of work for both patients and caregivers/supports.
The most common eating disorder diagnosis is “Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder” (OSFED).
TRUE!
OSFED is a diagnostic category that captures disorders of eating that don’t meet the strict criteria for one of the primary eating disorder categories, like anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder. It’s fortunate that there is a diagnosis that represents the many different ways that disordered eating can present – because we know how varied and diverse all of our experiences can be and that people can be struggling even though their difficulties don’t fit neatly in a box.
Donuts were first created in _____ and brought to America as "oliekoecken" or oil cakes.
The Netherlands!
They were introduced to America by the Dutch in New Netherlands as oliekoecken (oil cakes or fried cakes). Made of yeast dough rich in eggs and butter, spices, and dried fruits, their sweetness came from the fruit and the final dusting of sugar.
Movement stimulates the release of this hormone often associated with a burst of energy.
Adrenaline!
Adrenaline increases your heart rate during movement. As a result, more oxygen is transported to your muscles.
This specific food group aids in the building of keratin in the body which supports healthy hair, nail and skin.
Protein Foods!
95 percent of individuals with eating disorders also have at least one other psychiatric illness, such as anxiety or depression.
TRUE!
This astounding number means that clinicians who treat eating disorders also need to be highly skilled in treating these common comorbidities.
Dietary fat becomes body fat.
FALSE!
The fat that is stored by our bodies is more accurately called “adipose tissue.” Adipose tissue stores are made up of primary adipocytes or fat cells and are responsible, among other things, with storing excess energy for times when you’re not able to give your body the energy it needs in a given day.
Body fat or "adipose tissue" is essential for survival. When you cut your body fat level down to what’s called your “essential fat” – the fat needed to maintain a healthy and functioning body – complications arise.
As determined by archaeologists, noodles originated from this country.
Central Asia!
When your muscles are making energy anaerobically (in the absence of oxygen), this chemical is created as a byproduct.
Hint: It causes a burning sensation.
Lactic Acid!
Lactic acid is a by-product of glycolysis, one of the metabolic processes the body uses to produce energy during intense exercise.
Lactic acid is formed within the muscle cells during glycolysis to clear the cells of accumulating pyruvate, a by-product of glycolysis. While still in the muscle cells, the hydrogen ion is what is responsible for lowering the pH of the muscle tissue, making it more acidic. This decrease in the muscle pH, known as acidosis, can lead to some of the burning sensations felt in the muscles during intense exercise.
This food group in particular can support the functioning of specific hormones in the body.
Fats!
"Picky eating" in its extreme form may be considered an eating disorder. Name this eating disorder.
Also known as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), this condition was only recently recognized as an official eating disorder in the DSM. Of course, it’s common for children to be picky eaters, but in ARFID, the rigidity is severe and interferes with social functioning and/or normal, healthy growth and development.
I am only affecting my muscle and body fat by not eating.
FALSE!
Malnutrition can cause a dangerously low heart rate or abnormal heart rhythm. You may feel dizzy, pass out, or the heart could ultimately stop.
You may have irritability, mood changes and difficulty focusing.
Your stomach and intestines may work slower leading to pain, constipation or bloating.
Females may stop having periods, which weakens bones. Males may develop low levels of testosterone.
You may develop anemia, poor immune function and bleeding disorders. Children who haven’t started puberty may have delayed puberty or slow growth.
The starchy vegetable known as yuca has been a generational stable for this region.
South America!
Anaerobic exercise involves ____ exercises that don't make your body use oxygen for an energy source like it does for cardiovascular (or aerobic) activities.
Short, fast, and high-intensity!
Instead of utilizing oxygen as in aerobic activities, anaerobic activities break down glucose that's already in your muscles for a form of energy.
This specific food group contains a compound that is the sweetest naturally occurring carbohydrate and 1.2–1.8 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).
Fruits!
Fructose is also known as “fruit sugar” because it primarily occurs naturally in many fruits. It also occurs naturally in other plant foods such as honey, sugar beets, sugar cane and vegetables.
Most eating disorders are mental health illnesses. There are 5 main types - name them.
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating disorder
Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder
Other specified feeding or eating disorder