Section 4.2 Eating Disorders Slide 1 of 15 Objectives Identify health risks associated with...

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Section 4.2 Eating Disorders

Objectives

Identify health risks associated with anorexia.

Explain the relationship between bulimia and dieting.


List the main health risks of binge eating disorder.

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Myth Eating disorders affect only females.

Fact Eating disorders affect females more than males, but males do develop eating disorders. Because of this myth males are even less likely than females to seek help for an eating disorder.

What factors other than gender might keep someone from seeking help for an eating disorder?

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• An eating disorder is a mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to food.

Anorexia Nervosa

• A person with anorexia nervosa doesn’t eat enough food to maintain a healthy body weight.

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• A person with anorexia can starve to death.

Anorexia Nervosa

Health Risks

• In some cases, a lack of essential minerals causes the heart to stop suddenly, leading to death.

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• The lack of a chemical that regulates mood is one possible cause of anorexia.

Anorexia Nervosa

• Other possible causes are low self-esteem and a strong desire to please others.

Possible Causes

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• Doctors, nurses, and dietitians work together to stop the weight loss and change a person’s eating habits.

Anorexia Nervosa

• At the same time, mental health experts work with the patient and family members to address the underlying emotional problems.

Treatment

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Body Image and Magazines

Many teens are not satisfied with the size or shape of their bodies. This dissatisfaction can sometimes lead to an eating disorder. Images in magazines can contribute to the problem. Use this checklist to evaluate the messages that teen magazines send about your body and appearance.

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Two or more “Yes” answers reveal how magazines influence readers’ feelings about their own bodies.

Do the images show a narrow range of body shapes and sizes?

Are the females in the images taller and thinner than typical teenage girls?

Are the males in the images taller and more muscular than typical teenage boys?

Are there stories about people who are dieting, bulking up, or getting a makeover?

Does the magazine make you feel dissatisfied with your body?

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Body Image and Magazines

Look at a magazine that is aimed at teens. Use the checklist to evaluate the images in the magazine. Then write a paragraph summarizing what you learned. Also describe how looking at the images affected you.

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People who have bulimia go on uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging, or removing, the food from their bodies.

Bulimia

Most people with bulimia may suffer from dehydration, kidney damage, and a lack of necessary vitamins and minerals.

Health Risks

Bulimia may begin in connection with a diet, but the person soon becomes unable to stop the cycle of binging and purging.

Possible Causes

People who have bulimia are aware of what they are doing, but they are unable to control their behavior.

Treatment

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• People with binge eating disorder regularly have an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food.

Binge Eating Disorder

• They usually do not purge after a binge.

Health Risks

The main physical risks of binge eating disorder are excess weight gain and unhealthy dieting.

Possible Causes

Some people use binge eating to avoid dealing with difficult emotions, such as anger, or with stressful situations.

Treatment

• People with binge eating disorder need help in learning how to control their eating.

• They often need to address underlying emotional problems.

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Vocabulary

eating disorder A mental disorder that reveals itself through abnormal behaviors related to food.

anorexia nervosa An eating disorder in which a person doesn’t eat enough food to maintain a healthy body weight.

bulimia An eating disorder in which a person has uncontrolled eating binges followed by purging.

binge eating disorder

An eating disorder in which a person regularly has an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of food, but without purging.

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