Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders

Fact or Fiction? Eating Disorders only affect Females. Eating Disorders can be life threatening.

Eating Disorders

Mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to food

More than just food Emotions, thoughts, and attitudes

What types of eating disorders have you heard about? Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Binge Eating Disorder

Anorexia Nervosa

Can be a source of anxiety Does not eat enough food to maintain a healthy body

weight Normal appetite & hunger pains Symptoms

Extreme weight loss Slowed heart and breathing rates Dry skin Fine body hair Loss of menstrual period

90% of all cases are female

Anorexia Nervosa

Health Risks-Addiction See themselves as fat Work harder to lose weight Excessive exercise or diet Lack of essential minerals causes

heart to suddenly stop

Anorexia Nervosa

Possible Causes Usually a good student Lack of a certain chemical that

regulates mood Low self-esteem Troubled relationships A person with a parent or sibling

with an eating disorder are far likelier to develop one themselves

Anorexia Nervosa

Treatment First treated in hospitals Doctors, nurses, and dietitians

Stop weight loss and change eating habits Mental health experts

Correct emotional problems Family help

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia literally means “lack of appetite.” Why is that a misconception of those with the disorder?

Discuss diet with friends or secretive? Excited to share weight loss or try to hide it? Goal for losing weight? They have normal appetite and hunger, they just

choose not to give in. Talk to a trusted adult if worried

Bulimia

Go on uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging, or removing, the food from their bodies

Vomiting Usually 2 times a week for 3 months to be bulimia

Laxatives 90 to 95% of cases are female Too much food too quickly Bathroom visits right after eating

BulimiaWhat’s wrong with this picture?

Bulimia

Health Risks Maintain normal body weight Dehydration causing kidney damage Lack of vitamins and minerals Stomach acid

Inflames or causes tears in the throat Erodes teeth enamel

Depression and suicide Vomiting can decrease heart rate which weakens the

heart causing failure

Bulimia Possible Causes

Use food to feel better emotionally (relieve feelings of depression) then purge in order to not gain weight

Low self-esteem Troubled relationships

Bulimia

Treatments Aware but unable to control behavior Too ashamed to seek help Offer private support Encourage to seek help from mental-health expert Psychotherapy, antidepressants, and nutritional

counseling

Eating Disorders

Can someone with an eating disorder be an athlete (or compete in sports)?

Can a high level athlete have or develop an eating disorder?

Female Triad

Some sports have certain weight restrictions causing athletes to starve to make weight

Female triad Lose weight to increase performance (eating disorder) Exercise so much and not eat enough that period is

stopped Osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones due to the

loss of bone density and improper bone formation.

Binge Eating Disorder

Regularly have an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food

Don’t purge but binge Can’t stop eating once full Intention to eat 2 slices of bread and end up eating the

whole loaf Used for coping with stress, depression, or anxiety

Binge Eating Disorder

Health Risks Excess weight gain Unhealthy diet Diabetes High blood pressure Try extreme weight loss diets

Hunger causes more bingeing Yo-yo effect

Binge Eating Disorder

Possible Causes Never properly learned how to deal with stress Avoid dealing with emotions or stressful situations Food provides temporary relief but can lead to guilt or

depression Family that tends to overeat

Treatment Eat more slowly and deliberately Address underlying emotional problems

Binge Eating or not?

Tell my why.

Learning Log

Alexis is 15. At 5’4” tall and 125 pounds, she looks in the mirror and sees a fat person. At dinner, she has started telling her parents, “I’m not hungry – I’ll eat later.” But Alexis doesn’t eat later because she has begun to starve herself in secret. For the past week, she’s been eating about 400 calories per day.

Justin is a wrestler – the best in his weight class. But he needs to stay in that weight class. If he gains just 2 pounds, he’ll get bumped up a class and have to wrestle larger guys and possibly lose. Justin exercises obsessively. He also takes laxatives to lose weight, and he has thrown up once or twice after friends dragged him out for fast food. Justin even stops drinking water a day before he gets weighed for a match.

Emma is so fit and healthy, she doesn’t even get her period anymore – or at least, that’s how Emma sees it. As a top high school athlete, she trains all the time. Without the knowledge of her parents or coach, she has also dropped her intake to 800 calories per day. If she goes over, she makes herself throw up.