Eating Disorders

What are eating habits?

What do they consist of?
Are eating habits always
healthy?
How can they not be
healthy?
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are conditions
defined by abnormal eating habits
that may involve either insufficient
or excessive food intake to the
detriment of an individual’s
physical and mental health.
 Types of Eating Disorders
ED are mainly classified into 4
different types:
 Binge Eating Disorder.
 Eating Disorder not otherwise specified.
 Anorexia.
 Bulimia.
 Binge Eating Disorder
It is characterized by recurrent
episodes of binge eating that occur
twice a week.
During binging a larger than normal
amount of food is consumed in a short
time-frame and the person feels a lack
of control over eating.
 Eating Disorders not otherwise
specified.
This type of ED is a combination of
Bulimia and Anorexia.
For example, a person that suffers
from anorexia but has a normal body
weight,or a person that suffers from
bulimia and purges less than twice a
week or for short periods of time.
 Anorexia
Anorexia is a complex
eating disorder with three
key features:
 Refusal to maintain a
healthy body weight.
 Intense fear of gaining
weight.
 A distorted body image.
There are two types of anorexia:
 The Restrictive Type: weight loss
is achieved by restricting calories.
 Purging Type: weight loss is
achieved by vomiting of using
laxatives and diuretics.
Causes of Anorexia
Psychological causes: anorexic people tend to be
perfectionists and overachievers.
Family and Social Pressure: in addition to the cultural
pressure of being thin, there are other family and social
factors that contribute to anorexia, such as the
participation in activities that demand slenderness; for
instance, ballet, gymnastics and modeling.
Biological Causes: research suggests that a genetic
predisposition to anorexia may run in families, that is to
say, if a girl has a sibling with anorexia, she is 10 to 20
times more likely to develop the disease.
Bulimia
It is an eating disorder
characterized by
frequent episodes of
binge eating, followed
by frantic efforts to
avoid gaining weight.
 The Binge and Purge Cycle
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Dieting triggers bulimia’s
destructive cycle of binging and
purging.
1- You starve yourself; therefore,
your body responds with powerful
cravings.
2- As tension, hunger and feelings
of deprivation build, the
compulsion to eat becomes too
powerful to resist.
3- The relief of binging is extremely
short – lived and soon after guilt
and self-loathing set in, so you
purge to make up for the binging
and regain control.
Causes
The main cause of
bulimia is Poor Body
Image. Our culture's
emphasis on thinness
and beauty can lead to
body dissatisfaction,
particularly in young
women bombarded
with media images of an
unrealistic physical
ideal.
 1. Admit you have a
problem
2. Talk to somebody
3. Seek professional help
 Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTIjRxT_Y9g