EATING DISORDERS

Disorder (med.): disturbo, indisposizione, malattia, male (liver d. mal di fegato; mental d. disturbo psichico,mentale)Eating disorders: disturbi nell’alimentazione Treatment: terapia, cura, cureLong-term treatment: terapia a lungo termineWhich include: tra cui (che includono)Severe: graveTo diagnose: diagnosticareTo treat: curareRecovery: recupero, guarigioneIncidence: incidenzaMay be increasing: sembra in aumento, è apparentemente in aumentoImpulsive: impulsivoat high risk: a rischio elevatosubstance: sostanza (chimica)abuse: abusoco-occurring: concomitante

EATING DISORDERS

Eating disorders often are chronic in nature and, as a result, may require long-term treatment. The medical consequences of anorexia, which include death in about 10 percent of the cases, usually are more severe than bulimia. The earlier these disorders are diagnosed and treated, the better the prospects are for full recovery.

Statistics show 95 percent of those who have eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25. However, the incidence of eating disorders among people who are older and men may be increasing. Studies have found that women who have bulimia nervosa are often impulsive and are at high risk for other disorders such as substance abuse. Many people with eating disorders also appear to have co-occurring depression.

to starve to death: morire di fameto exercise: allenarsito gorge: ingozzarsi, rimpinzarsito make someone vomit: indurre il vomitolaxatives: lassatividiuretics: diureticito purge: purificare, purgarebinge: abbuffata (binge eating: attacco bulimico)binge/purge cycle: ciclo binge-purgepreoccupation with weight: l’assillo del pesotrait: tratto, caratteristica

Symptoms

Anorexia nervosaPeople who have this disorder often develop elaborate rituals around food, continue to lose weight, and can literally starve themselves to death. They also may exercise excessively. Bulimia nervosa Those who have bulimia gorge themselves, then almost immediately make themselves vomit or use laxatives or diuretics to purge their bodies of food. This often is referred to as the “binge/purge” cycle. Preoccupation with weight is a primary trait of both disorders.