Eating Disorder And Disordered Eating

Eating disorders are a very serious psychological condition that affects your mind so that you are more focused on your food and weight than you are on everything else. The most known and most commonly diagnosed eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder; however, these are not the only eating disorders. Eating disorders cause psychical and psychological problems, which at their worst can even become life threating. Statistics show that more women are affected by eating disorders, but men none the less can still be affected. “Age (most common from teens to early twenties), Family history (hereditary), emotional disorders (people with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder are at a great chance), transitions (moving, heading to college, or anything that can bring emotional distress), and sports (ballerinas, gymnasts, runners, and wrestlers are at a higher risk) also can play a role in who is being affected by an eating disorder” (Eating Disorders).

“The eating disorder is a very jealous and abusive partner. It requires a lot of devotion in the extent that you have to devote yourself to tending to the anorexia. There 's not a lot of time left over for adult life,” was stated by Dr. Doug Bunnell, a specialist in eating disorders. Eating disorders effect a variety of people. Age, race, and gender aren’t role playing keys in eating disorders. Not everyone gets an eating disorder, but if they do then, it will more than likely destroy their lives. The person with the eating disorder is affected and so are their families, and friends. Even though there are hundreds of programs to help with eating disorders, thousands of people still suffer from them.

The effects of an eating disorder can be more serious than simply losing an unhealthy amount of weight. Women and teenagers today hear of eating disorders as a quick way to shed as many pounds as necessisary to achieve a certain, thinner, look. They see the models and televion actresses who are thin and seem to have no long-lasting effects. However, they do not aknowledge of the side effects of any eating disorder. "For people with anorexia, it really is true that one can never be too thin. Despite being dangerously underweight, anorexics see a fat person when they look in the mirror." (Jaffe-Gill, Smith, Segal, and Segal). Anorexia is an eating disorder in which the victim goes for long periods without food or proper nutrition. This can result in many medical problems such as low blood pressure, anemia, loss of periods, and ultimately heart failure. More ironically, however, are the physical effects. Women and teens commit themselves to eating disorders unknowing of the physical effects. Some of the physical side effects are thin and brittle hair, they grow hair all over, and their skin turns yellow; attractive right? Bulimia Nervosa is when one will

Eating disorders can be generally characterized by any range of abnormal or disturbed eating habits. The DSM IV has expanded from two categories of eating disorders; Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, to three categories; now including Binge Eating Disorder.

Like anorexia nervosa people with bulimia nervosa fear gaining weight, desperately want to lose weight and are unhappy with their body. People with bulimia nervosa tend to be a normal weight or even under weight, which makes bulimia nervosa hard to detect. There are, however, warning signs of bulimia nervosa that include weights fluctuations, over-exercise, sneaking of food, unhealthy skin hair and nails (Self Image media Influences). If left untreated, bulimia nervosa can lead to serious and even life-threatening problems, such as depression, anxiety disorders, heart damage, kidney damage, injury to all parts of the digestive system, and severe dental damage (About Eating Disorders). People with bulimia nervosa can develop dangerous behaviors such as alcohol and/or drug abuse, sexual longing, cutting or self-mutilation, and kleptomania, which is the urge to steal even if you have no need for it.

Eating Disorders: Physical and Psychological Damages Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and disordered eating. That's all we see in the bathroom stalls on the seventh floor in Hayes – Healy. What exactly are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and disordered eating? Anorexia, bulimia, and disordered eating are habits that become an eating disorder. There are two sides to understanding the problems of eating disorders. One side is the emotional or psychological side that is affected by eating disorders. The other is the physical side. Eating disorders are harmful and can cause physical and psychological damage to ones body. According to Craig Johnson, Ph.D., and director of the eating disorders program at Laureate Hospital in Tulsa, Oak.

Eating disorders is a mental disorder of eating habits that affect a person’s mental and physical health. There are different kinds of disorders, such as, binge eating is when you eat large amounts of food. Anorexia Nervosa is lost if appetite, while Bulimia you eat all the time. Pica is when you are hungry for stuff that is largely non-nutritive. Rumination disorder which usually happens as a child, but brings up food and re-chews the digested food that has already been eaten. Finally the Avoidant/Restrictive food intake disorder is the struggling of eating food.

Eating disorders are mental illnesses that affect a person’s eating habits, causing them to lose/gain weight in an unsafe manner. There are two commonly known eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, but there are more than just those two most commonly talked about. Anorexia is an illness where the victim refuses to eat and will over exercise to lose weight. Bulimia is an illness where the victim will binge, or eat a lot of food, and purge, or throw up, shortly after. Binge eating disorder is an illness where the sufferer binges on food, but does not purge. Like bulimia, the sufferers have feelings of guilt but find it hard to control themselves around food, eating portions that are excessive. Orthorexia, another disorder not commonly talked about, is a disorder where the patient avoid certain foods he or she may deem unhealthy, eventually deeming all foods unhealthy and having symptoms much like anorexia. Pica disorder is an eating disorder that is very rarely talked about, but it is still very harmful. People with the Pica eating disorder tend to eat inanimate objects, which can cause obstructions and other medical problems.

Using the cases of two eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa), or obesity, one can determine that health and illnesses are just as much of a societal and cultural issue, as they are a medical issue. Eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia are both mental illnesses. Anorexia nervosa involves starving oneself to avoid gaining weight, while bulimia involves binge eating followed by purging to avoid weight gain (Gerber and Macionis 2012). Both of these disorders stem from a fear of weight gain, and can result in health problems and sometimes death. Meanwhile, obesity is the condition of an individual who is greatly overweight. This condition can also result in medical issues. Societal and cultural factors such as

However, treatments are available for helping with eating disorders, but unfortunately, there is no cure. Eating disorders are prevalent and can only be cured by the individual. According to Treasure J, “Practice recommendations emphasize the importance of specialized care for the treatment of eating disorders, but such care is not often accessible” (587). I believe that raising awareness for eating disorders will help prevent the spreading and increasing of eating disorders. Many people are not intelligent when it comes to eating disorders and they all have different presumptions about this disorder. Eating disorders do not seem like a huge impact to people around the world but in reality, “Eating Disorders affect up to 24 million Americans

In today's society, teenagers desire the stereotypical “perfect body.” Most girls want to be tiny and twig like, just like the models portrayed in the media. Frequently, the desire to become thin becomes an obsession and girls perceive thinness as being an essential trait. Figure two indicates that the chances of girls dieting are 2.2 times likely than men. The obsession over weight has led to an increasing number of individual's who have developed eating disorders due to low self-esteem or other related issues. According to NEDIC (National Eating Disorder Information center) a 2002 survey stated that 1.5 percent of Canadian women aged 15 to 24 years has had an eating disorder. Eating Disorders affect factors such as overall appearance,

Eating disorders are defined as mental disorders that are characterized by abnormal eating habits that have a negative effect on a person’s mental or physical health. These disorders can be due to psychological or genetic factors, however the most common cause is exterior influences causing feelings of inferiority which sparks an obsessive need. Many of these disorders, such as stress eating, night eating, and binge eating, are not recognized as medically treatable conditions outside of the medical field. The most well-known and understood eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia, both of which can lead to death if not caught and treated in time.

An eating disorder is an unhealthy consumption level of food and/or attempt to regulate weight using different means (“restricting food intake, binge eating, and purging food through self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, excessive exercise, or overeating”) (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Bulimia nervosa is a severe eating disorder associated with episodic binge eating followed by extreme behaviors to avoid weight gain such as self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives, or excessive exercise (Frank, G. 2011). Eating disorders have existed for a long time and have been documented all over the world (Engel, B., Staats Reiss, N., & Dombeck, M. 2007). The frequency of self-starvation and purging vary greatly across certain periods of history, indicating that certain combinations of social and economic factors often facilitate or inhibit these behaviors (Engel, B., Staats Reiss, N., & Dombeck, M. 2007). Historical evidence suggests that anorexia and bulimia have existed since the at least the first century. During the time of Caesar, rich ancient Romans overindulged at banquets and then vomited so they could return to the feast and continue eating (Engel, B., Staats Reiss, N., & Dombeck, M. 2007). Ancient Egyptians drew hieroglyphics that depicted their use of monthly purges to avoid illness (Engel, B., Staats Reiss, N., & Dombeck, M. 2007). Africa contains several stories concerning adults who fasted during times of extreme famine in order to save

"An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to ones everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amounts

Worldwide more than one billion people are overweight and more than eight-million people suffer from eating disorders (Adriaanse, Ridder, Evers 1; Smith 9). Most people aren’t extremely fit. Everyone has some problem with food, to an extent. For most people the problems are under control, but this is not the case for everyone. Unhealthy relationships with food can have serious consequences.