2. The Three Main Eating Disorders

3. Anorexia Nervosa Thefear of gaining weight or becomingobese
Body image distortion
Individuals with this disorder weigh themselves repeatedly, engage in self-starvation, eat only small quantities of low calorie food.

4. Binge Eating Eating until uncomfortably full in onesitting
Recurrent episodes of binge eating
Loss of control of eating when binging
Binge eating occurs one or more times a week for three months
Concern about the effect of bingeing on body shape and weight
Marked distress over binge eating

5. Bulimia Nervosa The act of binge eating then purging orvomiting
Recurrent episodes of binge eating
Loss of control of eating behavior when
binging
Use of vomiting, exercise, laxatives, or
dieting to control weight
One or more binges a week, occurring for
three or more months

6. Eating disorders

12. What You Didn’t Know About Eating Disorders.

13. In recent years the help available to people suffering with eating disorders has improved drastically, but there is still a great deal ofmisunderstandingsurrounding the topic.Many people assume that eating disorders are a cry for attention, or that it is all about wanting to look good, but in reality,eating disorders are far more than that

14. 1. They aren’t just about body image
Many people assume that people with eating disordersonly havethem because they want to be slimmer, and, although this is true to an extent, many people suffering with anorexia or bulimia are diagnosed with psychiatric conditions meaning that they have no control over the disorder.

15. …SO Where do Eating Disorders come from
Thereis no single cause of eating disorders.Genetics,coping skills, psychological issues, metabolism, culture, and other factors can contribute to a person’s risk of developing an eating disorder.

16. 2.You can’t tell just by looking at someone that they have an eating disorder
It’sa common misconception that it is easy to spot someone with an eating disorder; you just look for the really skinny person right? Wrong! Eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes.

17. …So What's The Harm Of Having An Eating Disorder Then
Someof the most dangerous consequences of anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are things that you can’t see just by looking at someone; electrolyte imbalance, muscle loss, osteoporosis, high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats.

18. 3.The mind becomes deteriorated as well as the body
Starvation affects the mind, and when someone has been struggling with an eating disorder for a long time, the brain will become dehydrated and begin to show signs of wear and tear. It won’t improve often until the person’s body is back to a healthy and functioning weight thanks to treatment.

19. Purging is not limited only to vomiting
Purging is not limited only to vomiting. Purging can also involve abuse of diuretic products or laxatives, fasting, and even excessive exercise.

20. 4.Men get eating disorders too
The stereotypical view of eating disorders is that only womengetthem; this is totally incorrect. Men make up10-15%of the population with anorexia and bulimia, and, because they are less likely to seek help because of the conditions being highly regarded as female only problems, that figure could actually be much higher.

21. 5.They aren’t a choice
Many people think that someone with an eating disorder has chosen this path for themselves. As mentioned earlier, they are actuallypsychiatric conditions.Admittedly, many eating disorders may begin with the desire to lose a few pounds, but the eating disorder takes over and controls the person.

22. 6.Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating aren’t the only eating disorders
Although these are the most commonly reported eating disorders, there are many others. It can be something assimple as fixating on specific foodsor making the decision to regularly skip meals.
These may not seem like full blown eating disorders, but they are classed as having an unhealthy relationship with food.

23. 7.People with eating disorders don’t see themselves in the same way that you see them
A lot of people who suffer with an eating disorder also have something calledBody Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).This is basically where you see something different when you look in the mirror to what everybody else sees when they look at you.
Someone withBDD perceives, or even imagines, exaggerated flaws in themselves. This is the reason why, for many people with eating disorders, there is no such thing as thin enough.

24. 8.Pictures in the media could be contributing to eating disorders
We have all, at some point in our lives, felt envy when we look in magazines and see the perfect bodies (even though we know they’re all airbrushed).

25. According to www. dosomething
According to 69% of girls aged confirmed that photographs of models and celebrities in magazines inspired their desired body shape. As one of thefirst symptomsof an eating disorder is often low body image and self-esteem, this means that the media could indeed be contributing to eating disorders.

26. 9.Eating disorders are often connected to depression
Approximately 24 million people in the U.S. struggle with an eating disorder, and almost50%of these people also meet the criteria fordepression.

27. 10.Eating disorders are not a joke
We have all seen the jokes on social media sites, and even some television programs, making eating disorders seem like something that isn’t worth more than a cheap one-liner. Eating disorders are a very serious condition, and with the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, they clearly aren’t something to be “taken with a pinch of salt”.
In particular, for women aged 15-24, the mortality rate of anorexia is 12 times higher than any other cause of death!
For people suffering with eating disorders, hearing their condition being used as a joke can even trigger the habits that a joke may be mocking.

28. So To Sum It All Up

29. Eating Disorders Are Not
1. They aren’t just about body image
2. You can’t tell just by looking at someone that they have an eatingdisorder
3. The mind becomes deteriorated as well as the body
4. Men get eating disorders too
5. They aren’t a choice
6. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating aren’t the only eating disorders
7. People with eating disorders don’t see themselves in thesamewaythatyou see them
8. Pictures in the media could be contributing to eating disorders
9. Eating disorders are often connected to depression
10. Eating disorders are not a joke