8,000,000 or more people in the U.S. have an eating disorder! 90% are women Variety of backgrounds Usually start in or during the teen years

Extreme or harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or even death Obsession with food and weight that can harm a person’s physical and psychological well-being Main Types: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Overeating or Binge Eating

Not known exactly! Pressure Media Peers Models Appearance; start diet Stress Control Chemical Defect in chemical messengers in the brain

Disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight lost from self-imposed starvation Symptoms include: Low calorie intake Obsession with exercise Emotional problems Unnatural interest in food Distorted body image Denial of eating problem Consequences: loss of bone density, low body temp, slowed metabolism, heart problems, and reduction of organ size

Disorder in which some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating Symptoms: Fast/follows strict diet then binges After eating causes vomiting Distorted body image Similar to Anorexia Consequences: dehydration, kidney damage, irregular heartbeat, destroys tooth enamel, causes tooth decay, damages tissue of stomach, esophagus and mouth