1. Eating Disorders
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7. Eating Disorder-
- An extreme, harmful eating behavior that can cause serious illness or even death.

8. How can an eating disorder develop?
Sometimes a person’s concerns about weight and efforts to lose weight can get out of control.
Becoming obsessed with thinness can lead to eating disorders.

9. Eating disorders may be brought on by:
mental/emotional factors (poor body image)
social/family pressures
perfectionism

10. Who may be at risk?? Teens with a family history of: Weight problems
Depression
Substance Abuse

11. About 90% of those with eating disorders are female.
Question:
Are most people with eating disorders male or female??
About 90% of those with eating disorders are female.

12. Anorexia Nervosa -
- An eating disorder in which the irrational fear of becoming obese results in severe weight loss from self- imposed starvation.

13. Anorexia:

14. Anorexia Nervosa relates to an individual’s self concept.
Outside pressures, high expectations, and the need to be accepted are associated with the development of Anorexia Nervosa.

15. Symptoms of Anorexia: Extremely low caloric intake
Obsession with exercising
Emotional Problems
Unnatural interest in food
A distorted body image
A denial of an eating problem

17. Health consequences of Anorexia:
~ The physical consequences are directly related to malnutrition and starvation ~
Menstruation stops
Loss of bone density
Low body temperature
Low blood pressure
Slowed metabolism
Reduction of organ size
Heart problems may develop and lead to sudden death.

18. Bulimia Nervosa-
- A disorder in which some form of purging or clearing of the digestive tract follows cycles of overeating.

19. A person with Bulimia often fasts or follows a strict diet and then binges (consumes large amounts of food).
After eating the person will vomit or take laxatives to purge the food from the body.

20. What can cause Bulimia??
Societal Pressures
Self-Esteem Issues
Family Problems

21. Health Consequences of Bulimia:
Frequent vomiting and diarrhea can lead to:
Dehydration
Kidney Damage
Irregular heartbeat

22. Cont.... Direct consequences from frequent vomiting:
Destroys tooth enamel
Tooth decay
Tissue damage in stomach, mouth, and esophagus.
Direct consequences from frequent use of
laxatives:
Disrupts digestion & absorption, which may cause nutrition deficiencies.