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Anorexia Nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by a distorted body image, fear of becoming obese, persistent aversion to food, and severe weight loss and malnutrition. Symptoms aside from aversion to food may include excessive exercise, self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives.
Bulimia Nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by an obsession over food leading to binges (large and abnormal consumptions of food) and followed by a feeling of guilt and fear of weight gain as a result from the calories consumed and so the individual purges (self induced vomiting). Other symptoms may include use of laxatives. The individual is usually lucky to purge 10% of what is consumed - and the average BMI for a bulimic is above the recommended healthy BMI.
Exercise Bulimia
An eating disorder characterized by the individual binging (or sometimes eating a normal diet) but exercising excessive amounts to rid of every calorie consumed. This disorder is often unnoticed but equally as dangerous as other eating disorders.
Binge Eating Disorder
An eating disorder characterized by an individual taking obsessive comfort in food and binging on excessive amounts of food.
EDNOS
Eating disorder not otherwise specified.
*Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa are most heard of.
*There are other eating disorders aside from the few prominent ones mentioned here.
*Eating disorders often overlap e.g. a bulimic may go through phases of anorexia and exercise bulimia.
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How is self-esteen related to some eating disorders?
Most people with eating disorders have low self-esteem. The most common reasons for having an eating disorder are a need for control, thinness, or perfection.
What are some common food disorders with girls?
Anerexia and Bolemia and some common eating disorders with girls. Our society is obsessed with living up to 'barbie doll' standards and will go to extremes doing so.
Common neurological disorders?
what are some common neurological disorders
What eating disorders can you catch?
None. Eating disorders are not contagious. Although there may be some possibility that a predisposition to them (the disorders) could be hereditary in some instances, much like some other mental illnesses.
Of 100 people how many develop eating disorders?
0.5 The common statistic is that 1 in every 200 will develop on eating disorder of some kind. (Anorexia, Bulimia, EDNOS, Binge-Eating, Compulsive Eating, Over-Eating, ect.)
What age do people have eating disorders?
Eating disorders are most common problems of today world. And it can be at any age. The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders quotes some disturbing facts regarding eating disorders: 8,000,000 or more people in the United States have an eating disorder, 90% are women. Victims may be rich or poor. Eating disorders usually start in the teens but may begin as early as age 8.
What are some examples of eating disorders that teens might face?
There are many disorders that teenagers may face when they are growing up and dealing with the stresses of adolescence. The two most common are Anorexia and Bulimia.
What is the function of floxatine?
Floxatine's purpose is to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, obsessive ideas and thoughts, and some common eating disorders.
How ais self-esteen related to some eating disorders?
many people who develop eating disorders also have very low self esteem
Why do teens start eating disorders?
Teen's don't "start" eating disorders. Eating disorders are a very serious disease that commonly occurs in teens as well as adults. However, they're are some teens that pretend to have one because they think it's cool or they'll get noticed but the majority of people that have eating disorders are really sick.
What are some of the causes of eating disorders?
Some of the major causes of extreme eating disorders such an bulimia and also anorexia include low self esteem, bullying and also low confidence levels.
Are eating disorders more common among males or females?
There are only two eating disorders- Anorexia and Bulemia. The most popular overall is Anorexia, by far, however it is predominately women who get it.
