Binge eating

regimes, extreme exercising, and problematic eating behaviors such as starving, bingeing, and purging. Furthermore, these behaviors can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. According to South Carolina Department of Mental Health, eating disorders are a daily struggle for 7 million females and 1 million males in the United States. 95% of those who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. Anorexia, a serious life threatening eating disorder due to the persistence…

Throughout this modern age, the beauty of a woman has been held to a standard that could be considered fantasy. Women are portrayed in current day media as mostly white, ultra thin, young, and virtually flawless. Real women are rarely seen or heard from. Just as in Victorian England or Mainland China nearly 150 years ago we too have our proverbial corsets and the binding of feet. In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with our society’s own standard of what is beautiful. According to many…

for Obesity-Related Eating Behaviours: A Literature Review,” O’Reilly, Cook, Spruijt-Metz, and Black (2014) provide compelling evidence about the efficacy of mindfulness in regards to eating behaviors associated with obesity; specifically, the use of mindfulness practices for binge eating, emotional eating, and external eating behavior. Of the 21 articles that were reviewed by O’Reilly et al. (2014), 18 found evidence suggesting that mindfulness interventions improved the eating behavior…

college students of all ages – more than 40 percent – have reported engaging in binge drinking at least once during the past 2 weeks. (1)” Binge drinking is the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time (2). This binge drinking is inevitably going to give you that dad-bod you’ve never wanted. The dad-bob is a metaphor for a dad’s body. The typical big belly that all middle-aged dads have. (5) Binge drinking is typically what the stereotypical party-goer college…

to lose ten pounds and lost five pounds quickly within the first few weeks. However, after one argument with her mother, Laura spiraled into an excessive binge eating episode of her roommate’s food and then purged for relief. Research and studies have found on numerous occasions that…

When they say that, they might have in mind stealing a toy from a younger sibling. However, most kids in Darien see this as an opportunity to consume alcohol on a regular basis. Alcohol and binge drinking have become a dangerous, regular occurrence in Darien as, “24% of Darien Teenagers say they have binge drank”. Being a survey, many kids are afraid to answer honestly for the fear that they will get in trouble, making at least 24% worrying number. Kids do not realize the danger that…

the difficulty you have as a result of your pat eating behavior. You have attended support groups, checked out online forum, only to come right back to where you started. Based on the most recent research findings, this book gives you innovative exercises and strategies to help you free yourself from your impulsive eating. Although its main focus is on any form of impulsive eating, including compulsive eating, overeating and emotional eating, the book could help with comorbid addiction…

diet and exercise. Did you know that the UAE is the fifth most obese country in the world? A senior doctor at the UAE Ministry of Health said about 44.5 per cent of the women in the UAE could become obese in three years. (Saberi, 2012). Diet is an eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons (Cambridge, n.d.). There are versatile types of diets that you can go on. Firstly I am going to…

ingredients and artificial chemicals. High processed foods are often low in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are also and high in salt, trans fats, sugars, and refined grains. These foods don't keep you satiated, make you crave for more and binge eat, make you gain fat, retain water and increase your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Highly processed foods are very popular, highly addictive and very bad for you. Is There Anything Else to Add About Unhealthy Food? There are…

“About 70% of pancreatitis are due to chronic heavy alcohol consumption,” (Gastroenterol, 2013). Alcohol can affect much more than just the liver in a person and chronic alcohol abuse is a major issue in hospitals. In the personal experience of the author about one third of the clinical patients had some sort of history of alcohol abuse and/or in for alcohol detox. This case study is about a patient from the Medical Surgical floor, whose medical diagnosis is acute pancreatitis, but the patient…