1. Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa Intense fear of gaining weight
Distorted body image
Develop unusual and rigid eating habits
Excessive exercise habits

2. Anorexics May use laxatives and diet pills Exercise Excessively
Lose their menstrual cycle
Bones become brittle
Can Lead to:
Lower Heart rate and body temperature
Stunted Growth
Death by starvation

3. Binge Eating Disorder Eat abnormally large amounts of food in short
period of time.
(Usually lasts under 2 hours)
Often occurs when person is emotionally upset or under a lot of stress.

4. Bulimia Nervosa Binge eating followed by purging
to prevent weight gain.
Purging – self induced vomiting
Abuse: Laxatives
Diuretics
Usually stay w/in lbs of a healthy weight.

5. Binging Episodes usually last under 2 hours
Usually occurs when person is emotionally upset
Causes same problems that overweight people have.
Usually very distressed by their binging

7. Bulimics Purge after binging
Have distorted sense of body shape and weight.
Eat in secret
Binge on high calorie foods
Can eat 3,000 – 5,000 calories at a time.
Lost potassium, which results in fatigue, kidney and heart problems.
Esophogus may rupture.