Eating disorders

you mentally, socially, and physically. Eating disorders are how body image can affect you physically there are consequences to them, but there is also treatment. When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? If your answer is yes, that means your…

The focus this week was on eating disorders and undernutrition. This week I was enlightened to the variety of existing eating disorders. First, I was enlightened to learn there was a difference between disordered eating and eating disorders. This is a progressional process which can begin from a simple reward as a child. When I was little there was endless times my mother used food as a reward. If I cleaned my room, if I behaved in the store, and if I ate all my dinner I was allowed a special…

Another behavior that seemed concerning is that she only eats alone. Eating alone limits an individual to eat and limits the time a person can spend time with friends. If a person spends times with friend, they are more likely to be around a positive atmosphere rather than being alone. Having dry skin and cracked lips, struggling to focus, and hypotension are symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa. While talking to Maria, I noticed that her skin was dry and her lips were chapped. Having chapped lips,…

Eating Disorder Dilemmas Imagine looking in the mirror every morning and viewing a heavy and unsightly reflection. Every second of everyday is spent thinking about what is consumed and how it will affect the body. All free time is spent obsessing over calories and exercising vigorously. That is the realization of living with an eating disorder. An eating disorder is a physiological disorder that is persistent in strange eating behaviors that negatively affect a person’s health and other areas of…

Eating too much isn 't abnormal-- think about Thanksgiving and Christmas, and when you stuff yourself with holiday treats. There is a big difference between obesity and the psychological disorder called BED. 5% of the world’s population having had this illness at some point in their life. Binge Eating Disorder can be defined as excessive periods of overeating to the point of being uncomfortable, even if one is not hungry. People who binge eat tend to have a restricted diet during the day and…

One of the most unfortunate events that I have ever witnessed was a friend telling me about the time she had an eating disorder. When I asked her why, she told me that it was the only why that she could have control over her body. Even though the news of my friend’s illness broke my heart; I was not surprised by her response. I often observed the trend of people being motivated by a desire for control. Thus, people seemed to be desperately grasping for control over everything in their lives.…

however, they also contribute to athletes taking drugs to enhance performance. Athletes from high school to professional sports have come into the spotlight in recent years regarding dietary supplements and drugs they may be taking, in addition to eating disorders they may be suffering from. One important aspect to examine when looking at athletic food culture is the difference for each sport. For example, some sports classify athletes into different weight classes. These sports, such as…

variety of mental illnesses. Eating disorders, which have caused more deaths than any other mental illness suffered by people throughout the United States, are one of the most prevalent (ANAD, 2016). There are over 30 million people suffering from this disease and the numbers keep growing. The definition of eating disorders needs to be understood before any other aspect can be understood. What Are Eating Disorders Multiple different definitions of the term eating disorder exist, but most are…

Binge eating disorder is a disorder that will cause a person to feel as if they need food all the time. Having that feeling causes the person to consume large amounts of food and feel like that are not able to stop eating. It is normal for a person to over eat once in a while like on a special occasion, but when it starts to become a daily or eve hourly habit it turns into a serious problem. An individual with this type of disorder could be embarrassed about it causing them to say that they are…

Eating disorders are a growing public health concern, it is estimated that eight million United States citizens are affected by an eating disorder. Twice as many women as men are affected by eating disorders (Dwyer, Olsen, & Oei, 2013). Other disorders including depression, or substance abuse, often accompany an eating disorder, which rarely occurs alone (Comer, 2013). Regardless of race, social economic status, gender, eating disorders affect all demographics. Eating disorders distort a…