Ch 6
 Fad
Diets- weight-loss plans that are
popular for only a short period of
time
 Liquid Diets- replaces all food intake
with a special liquid formula
 Fasting- abstaining from eating at all
 Diet Pills- usually suppresses
appetite
 Very
hard to stick with
 Limit certain food intake
 Fail to provide the body with the nutrients it
needs
 Any weight lost on the fad diet is usually
regained shortly after
 EX: grapefruit diet, ice cream diet, cabbage
soup diet
 Very
low calorie diet
 Usually do not meet the body's energy needs
 Most often lead to fatigue
 Due to the potential dangers associated with
liquid diets the FDA requires these products
to carry warning labels
 Recommends they are used under close
medical supervision
 Ex: slim-fast
 Deprives
your body of the needed nutrients
and energy
 Without nutrients your body needs it starts
to breakdown the protein stored in your
muscle tissue for energy
 Not a good way to lose weight
 Very ineffective in the long run
 May
cause drowsiness, anxiety, racing heart,
or other serious side effects
 May be addictive to some people
 Some cause the body to lose more water
than normal, which can lead to dehydration
 Not an effective weight loss plan in the long
run
 Some
plans do help people lose weight
quickly, but weight loss is usually from water
and not fat
 Water weight is quickly regained
 The repeated loss and gain of weight is
known as weight cycling
 Common among people who follow fad diets
 Slow and steady is the best way to lose
weight
 An
extreme, harmful eating behavior that
can cause serious illness or even death
 Exact cause is unknown
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Mental/emotional factors
Poor body image
Social/family pressures
Perfectionism
Control
Genetics
 90%
are females
 Disorder
in which the irrational fear of
becoming obese results in severe weight loss
from self-imposed starvation
 Psychological disorder
 Develops most often in teenage girls and
young women
 Symptoms: extremely low calorie intake,
obsession with exercising, emotional
problems, unnatural interest in food,
distorted body image, denial
 Drastic
reduction in body fat, may stop
menstration
 Loss of bone density
 Low body temperature
 Low blood pressure
 Slow metabolism
 Reduction in organ size
 Heart problems, irregular heart beat, cardiac
arrest, sudden death
 Treatment: psychological treatment, clinic or
hostpital
 Disorder
in which some form of purging or
clearing of the digestive tract follows cycles
of overeating
 A person often fasts and then binges
 After eating the person may vomit or take
laxatives to get the food out
 Symptoms: distorted body image, unnatural
interest in food
 Causes: societal pressures, self-esteem
issues, family problems, control issues
 Dehydration
 Kidney
damage
 Irregular heart beat
 Destroy tooth enamel
 Causes tooth decay
 Damages tissue of stomach, esophagus, and
mouth
 Nutrient deficiencies
 Treatment: both medication and
psychological counseling
A
disorder characterized by compulsive
overeating
 People consume a large amount of food at
one time but do not try to purge
 This disorder may signal food as a coping
mechanism for emotions or depression
 Treatment: professional counseling and
medication at times
 Unhealthful
weight gain
 Health problems: type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, stroke
 Gallbladder problems, high blood pressure,
high cholesterol
 Increased risk of cancer
 People
suffering from any type of eating
disorder need professional medical and
psychological help
 All eating disorders are serious
 If you believe a friend is suffering from an
eating disorder tell someone; counselor,
parent, school nurse, teacher
 Encourage your friend to seek professional
help
Almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet
the criteria for depression
 Only 1 in 10 men and women with eating
disorders receive treatment. Only 35% of people
that receive treatment for eating disorders get
treatment at a specialized facility for eating
disorders
 Up to 24 million people of all ages and genders
suffer from an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia
and binge eating disorder) in the U.S
 Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate
of any mental illness
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