Eating Disorders

Do the images show a narrow range of body shapes and sizes?

Are the females in the images taller and thinner than typical teenage girls?

Are the males in the images taller and more muscular than typical teenage boys?

Are there stories about people who are dieting, bulking up, or getting a makeover?

Does the magazine make you feel dissatisfied with your body?

Write a short paragraph summarizing what you learned. How did looking at the images affect you?

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

What is the first thing that comes to mind when I say the word THANKSGIVING?

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

Learning Log

How can I tell if my friend Kim has anorexia or is just dieting?

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

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

Learning Log Bulimia Anorex

ia

Possible Causes, Treatments,

Symptoms, & Health Risks

Venn Diagram

Binge Eating Disorder

Regularly have an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food

Don’t not purge or 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

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Use the internet to research a Fad Diet. Prepare a power point or poster board to depict why your diet is the best/ or worst.

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Vocabulary

Eating disorder – mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to foods

Anorexia Nervosa – eating disorder in which a person does not at enough food to maintain a healthy body weight

Bulimia – an eating disorder in which a person goes on uncontrollable eating binges followed by purging, or removing, the food from their bodies

Binge Eating – having an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food