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Eating Disorders
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What are eating
disorders?
• An eating disorder is when a person
experiences severe disturbances in eating
behavior, such as extreme reduction of
food intake or extreme overeating, or
feelings of extreme distress or concern
about body weight or shape.
• A person with an eating disorder may have
started out just eating smaller or larger
amounts of food than usual, but at some
point, the urge to eat less or more spirals
out of control.
Main Types
• The two main
types of popular
eating disorders
are anorexia and
bulimia.
• Binge-eating is
also another
disorder that is
being looked at
much more
recently.
Anorexia Nervosa
• Anorexia is characterized by emaciation, a
relentless pursuit of thinness and
unwillingness to maintain a normal or
healthy weight, a distortion of body image
and intense fear of gaining weight, a lack
of menstruation among girls and women,
and extremely disturbed eating behavior.
• Many people with anorexia see
themselves as overweight, even when they
are starved or are clearly malnourished.
Symptoms of Anorexia
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thinning of the bones
brittle hair and nails
dry and yellowish skin
growth of fine hair over body
mild anemia, and muscle weakness and
loss
severe constipation
low blood pressure, slowed breathing and
pulse
drop in internal body temperature, causing
a person to feel cold all the time
lethargy
Along with Anorexia
comes…
• Psychiatric and physical
illnesses, including depression,
anxiety, obsessive behavior,
substance abuse,
cardiovascular and neurological
complications, and impaired
physical development.
Treatment for Anorexia
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Restoring the person to a healthy weight.
Treating the psychological issues related
to the eating disorder.
Reducing or eliminating behaviors or
thoughts that lead to disordered eating,
and preventing relapse.
Support by friends and family are a key
part of recovery.
Bulimia Nervosa
• Bulimia is characterized by recurrent and
frequent episodes of eating unusually large
amounts of food and feeling a lack of
control over the eating.
• Unlike anorexia, people with bulimia can
fall within the normal range for their age
and weight. But like people with anorexia,
they often fear gaining weight, want
desperately to lose weight, and are
intensely unhappy with their body size and
shape.
Symptoms of Bulimia
• chronically inflamed and sore throat
• swollen glands in the neck and below the jaw
• worn tooth enamel and increasingly sensitive and
decaying teeth as a result of exposure to stomach
acids
• gastro esophageal reflux disorder
• intestinal distress and irritation from laxative
abuse
• kidney problems
• severe dehydration from purging of fluids
• oral and tooth-related problems.
Treatment for Bulimia
• Patient may undergo nutritional counseling
and psychotherapy, especially cognitive
behavioral therapy, or be prescribed
medication. Some antidepressants, such
as Prozac, which is the only medication
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration for treating bulimia, may
help patients who also have depression
and/or anxiety.
• Also support from friends and family will
help with recovery.
How does this connect
to the fashion industry?
• Because of all the hub-bub with body
image and people wanting to be
super skinny, they resort to such
drastic measures.
• Some models resort to eating
disorders to keep their jobs.
• Some are required to stay under a
certain weight to keep their career.
• However, some stores/modeling
companies are trying to change how
they portray their companies image.
Sources
• http://nimh.nih.gov/health/public
ations/eatingdisorders/complete-index.shtml
• www.googleimages.com