Eating disorders

							Eating disorders
Explanation
 Eating disorders is a disease that
  causes people to eat in unhealthy
  ways. Most eating disorders causes
  people to harm the body. A main
  reason people adapt to an eating
  disorder is because they are
  uncomfortable with their body. There
  are three main eating disorders.
Anorexia
 Anorexia is were someone refuses to
  eat, even though they may be
  hungry. They choose not to eat
  because they are afraid to gain
  weight, also they have a distorted
  body image.
Symptoms
   Severe weight loss
   Low blood pressure
   Slow heartbeat
   Growth of fine hair on body
Bulimia
 Bulimia is a disorder were people will
  eat a large amount of food in a short
  period of time, and then either take
  laxatives or self-induced vomit. Also
  known as binging and purging
Symptoms
 Damaged teeth or gums from the
  acid in the vomit
 Persistent sore throat
 dehydration
Compulsive eating
 Compulsive eating is a disorder where
  a person can't stop eating.
  Overeaters use food as a way to cope
  with stress, daily problems and
  emotional conflicts.
Symptoms
 Binge eating
 Depression
 Eating little in public, but still
  overweight.
How is it diagnosed?
 Anorexia: eat foods with low calories
  and fats, cutting foods in small
  pieces, more time playing with their
  food than actually eating it, cook
  meals for others without eating,
  compulsive exercise, dress in layers
  to hide weight loss, becomes more
  isolated.
 Bulimia: secretive about food, spends
  time planning the next binge, taking
  many trips to the bathroom after
  eating, take food or hoard in strange
  places, compulsive exercise.
 Compulsive overeating: reoccurring
  binge eating, Binge eating occurs, on
  average, at least 2 days a week for 6
  months, eating alone, eating large
  amounts when not hungry.
Those affected
 Anorexia affects everyone, but most
  are American teenage girls. Bulimia
  effects primarily women between the
  ages of 13 and 40. Compulsive
  overeating overall effects men more
  than women.
Causes
   Body shape and weight
   Cultural and family pressures
   Emotional and personality disorders
   Genetics and biological factors
   Sexual abuse
Treatment 1
 The first step is to    National Eating
  find a specialist        Disorders
  that you feel            Association
  comfortable with,       Eating Disorder
  makes you feel           Referral and
  accepted and safe.       Information Center
                          Something Fishy
                           Website on Eating
                           Disorders
To find a specialist
 Ask your primary care doctor for a
  recommendation
 Search online at the eating disorder
  websites.
 Check with local hospitals or medical
  centers
 Ask your school counselor or nurse
 Call the National Eating Disorders
  Association’s at 1-800-931-2237
Treatment
 Address health problems
 Make a long term treatment plan.
  Your treatment plan may include:
     Inpatient treatment
     Individual or group therapy
     Family therapy
     Eating disorder education
     Nutritional counseling
     Medical monitoring
Treatment Centers
 Sol Stone Center
   (607) 732-5646
  1003 Walnut St
  Elmira, NY 14901

 Centre Syracuse
  3300 James Street
  Syracuse, NY 13206
Interesting information
 Oprah, Snookie, Elton John, Lady GaGa. Victoria
  Beckham Shown on Make it or Break it. Movie - "For
  the Love of Nancy" is a powerful film about anorexia

 Female Athlete Triad
  Girls who are athletic or exercise a lot are extremely
  at risk for female athlete traid. It’s a condition of
  disordered eating, amenorrhea (the absence of
  menstrual periods, and osteoporosis (weakening in
  the bones because of the loss of bone density and
  improper bone formation, it leads to stress fractures
  and other injuries).
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e
  x_7m_Rgal0