Eating Disorders and Body image

Endomorph Soft body Weight loss difficult Round shape

Mesomorph Athletic Muscular Gains muscle easily

Ectomorph Lean Thin Slightly muscular

Anorexia Nervosa Self starvation leading to extreme weight loss Mal nutrition Body doesn’t get the nutrients it needs to grow and function Poor body image See themselves as being “fat” or overweight

Bulimia Eat large amounts of food and then try to get rid of food they have eaten Vomiting Laxatives Crash diets

Overweight/ Obesity Overweight Having more than the desired weight for a person’s size, gender and body frame Obesity A condition in which a person’s weight it 20% or more above his or her desired weight

Factors contributing to obesity Inherited tendency toward obesity Overeating Lack of physical activity Individual metabolism

Inability to do daily tasks Obesity leads to Low self esteem Social isolation Shame Heart disease Type II diabetes Inability to do daily tasks