1. Eating Disorders
Chapter 12

2. Eating Disorder – a condition marked by extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors related to food, eating, and weight.
Damage health
Threaten life
Occur most often among teens and young adults
Work hard to hide them from others

3. Anorexia Nervosa
An intense fear of gaining weight that leads to unhealthy eating and dangerous weight loss.
Become extremely underweight, but see themselves as fat
Unusual, and often very rigid, eating habits and rituals
Eat only a few certain foods
Eat only at certain times
May precisely measure and arrange their food

4. Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa
Preoccupation with food, weight, and body
Deliberate self-starvation
Unrelenting fear of gaining weight
Refusal to eat except for tiny portions
Dehydration
Denial of hunger
Compulsive exercise
Excessive fine hair on face and body
Distorted body image
Abnormal weight loss
Sensitivity to cold
Hair loss
Constipation

5. Anorexia Nervosa Damages to the body
Lowering the heart and breathing rate
Lowers blood pressure and body temperature
Stunt growth in teens
Kills about 5% affected
heart attack
electrolyte imbalance
suicide

6. Binge Eating Disorder
An eating disorder that causes people to binge, or eat enormous amounts of food in a short time.
Most common
Cannot control what or how much they eat
May consume up to 5,000 calories in one sitting
After – guilty, disgusted or depressed
Lead to excessive weight gain with related problems

7. Symptoms of Binge Eating
Preoccupation with food, weight, and body
Rapid consumption of a large amount of food
Consumes large amounts of food in secret
Consumes food when not hungry
Consumes large amounts of food until very uncomfortable
Loss of control over eating
Constipation
Only 50% may be overweight

8. Bulimia Nervosa
An eating disorder that combines bingeing with purging, or ridding the body of the food to prevent weight gain.
Preoccupation with food, weight, and body
Binge eating (consuming more than a normal person would during the same period of time), usually in secret
Vomiting after bingeing
Abuse of laxatives, diuretics, diet pills, or emetics
Compulsive exercising
Swollen glands
Broken blood vessels in eyes
Dehydration
Constipation

9. Bulimia Nervosa
Fear getting fat but stay within pounds of healthy weight
Signs – missing food, empty food containers, long periods of time in bathroom
Health problems
Damage to teeth, gums and stomach
Ruptured esophagus
Electrolyte imbalance which can lead to irregular heartbeat/heart failure

10. Causes of Eating Disorders
Emotional problems
Genetics and chemical imbalances in the brain
Use food to cope with
Stress
low self-esteem
fears about the future

11. Adding to the problem are
Family troubles
Loneliness
Anger
Depression
Being teased about their weight
Unrealistic ideas about body shape and weight

12. Psychological Repercussions from Eating Disorders
Depression
Shame and guilt
Mood swings
Low self-esteem
Withdrawal
Impaired family and social relationships
Negative thought patterns (“all or nothing”)
Perfectionism

13. Stopping the Cycle Professional help
Family and friends can reach out to affected person
May not recognize or be able to admit the problem
Trusted adult can aid in getting professional help
Physical and Emotional treatment
Recovery can be a long process
EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified)– an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. (malnourished brain)

14. Worried about a friend? Don’t be afraid to help! Does he/she:
Obsess about dieting?
Talk about calories, fat and carbs constantly?
Get anxious around food?
Panic if unable to work out?
Skip meals regularly?
Don’t be afraid to help!

15. Preventing Eating Disorders
Positive ways to cope with life’s challenges
Speak up early-don’t wait until the problem grows

16. Quiz – Please use your own paper to answer the following questions.
Name 3 symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa
Name 3 symptoms of Binge Eating
Name 3 symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa
In the movie “Starving in Suburbia” what does the Thinspiration website offer its members?
Who is Ana on the website?
Originally, how much weight did Hannah want to lose?
What does Hannah’s mom find in her closet?
Who is HipHopK?
What was Hannah diagnosed with when her parents took her for professional help?