Eating
Disorders
“It’s not just about food and weight.”
Eating Disorders
• Objective 1: Identify the signs and
symptoms of anorexia
• Objective 2: Identify the signs and
symptoms of bulimia
• Objective 3: Identify the signs and
symptoms of exercise bulimia
“A” for Anorexia & “B” for Bulimia
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Eat very small quantities of only certain foods
Answer: Anorexia
Extreme thinness (emaciation)
Answer: Anorexia
Binge eating followed by forced vomiting
Answer: Bulimia
Usually done is secret because it is often accompanied by feeling of disgust or
shame
Answer: Bulimia
Excessive use of laxatives, diuretics, fasting, excessive exercise, or
combination of these behaviors
Answer: Bulimia
Worn tooth enamel, increasingly sensitive and decaying teeth as a result of
exposure to stomach acid.
Answer: Bulimia
Growth of fine hair all over the body.
Answer: Anorexia
Lethargy, sluggish, or feeling tired all the time
Answer: Anorexia
What is an eating disorder?
• An illness that causes serious
disturbances to your everyday diet,
such as eating extremely small
amounts of food or severely
overeating. Severe distress or
concern about body weight or shape
may also be characterize an eating
disorder.
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SOURCE: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eatingdisorders/complete-index.shtml
Causes of Eating Disorders
• The exact cause of eating disorders is
unknown. Possible causes may be brought
on by mental or emotional factors such as:
• 1. Poor body image
• 2. Social and family pressures
• 3. Perfectionism
• 4. Some scientists think that the cause may
be partly genetic.
• Teens with a family history of weight
problems, depression, or substance abuse
may be more at risk.
Types of Eating Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Bulimia
Anorexia Nervosa
• Is a disorder in which the irrational
fear of becoming obese results in
severe weight loss from self-imposed
starvation (pg.154)
• Eating, food, and weight control
become an obsession
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SOURCE: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eatingdisorders/complete-index.shtml
Characteristics associated with
Anorexia Nervosa
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Extreme Thinness (emaciation)
Relentless pursuit of thinness
Intense fear of gaining weight
Distorted body image and/or denial
of the serious of low body weight.
• Lack of menstruation among girls
and women
• Extremely restricted eating
Other Symptoms of Anorexia
Nervosa
• Drastic cause of body fat may cause
infertility
• Loss of bone density
• Drop in body temperature
• Low blood pressure, slowed breathing, pulse
& multi-organ failure
• Growth of fine hair all over the body
• Brain Damage
Treatment
• May include a stay at a clinic or
hospital where the person can receive
nutrients to regain weight and strength.
• They require psychological treatment to
address the problems that lead to the
disorder.
• Oprah clip on anorexia
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO
yqpKXJBXw&feature=related
Bulimia
• Is a disorder in which some form of
purging or clearing of the digestive
tract follows cycles of overeating.
• A person with bulimia often fasts or
follows a strict diet and then binges,
or quickly consumes a large
amounts of food. After eating the
person may vomit or take laxatives
to purge the food from the body.
Other symptoms include:
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Distorted body image
An unusual interest in food
Repeated binging
Purging
Fasting
health consequences of Bulimia
• Frequent vomiting and diarrhea can
lead to dehydration, kidney damage,
and irregular heart beat.
• Vomiting also destroys tooth enamel;
causes tooth decay and damages the
tissues of the stomach, esophagus and
mouth.
• Frequent use of laxative s disrupts
digestion and absorption and may
lead to nutrient deficiencies.
• TREATMENT includes both
medication and psychological
Statistics
• About 90% of those with eating disorders are
female. (pg.153)
• It’s estimated that about 1% of females ages 16-18
have this illness (pg 153).
• Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect as
many as 3% of adolescent and young adult
females, and the incidence of anorexia nervosa
appears to have increased in recent decades
(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/
00042446.htm)
Video CLIP
• Dr Phil clip on Bulimia
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP0twy
qBWIk
• Exercise Bulimia video clip:
• http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=
5507315n&tag=mncol;lst;4
Additional Video clips on
Anorexia/Bulemia
Gabris
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Why so thin? 4 mins. How fashion might be sensationalizing
society about being thin. How younger kids are starting diets
early.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DovbZgq1ElE&feature=fvwp&N
R=1
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40 Seconds with a girl looking into a mirror
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uUdV11FF7w