| Unhealthy eating patterns lead to an eating disorder. | | | | themselves to vomit or use laxatives.Health problems |
| This is very common among teenage girls who are | | | | related to Anorexia/BulimiaThey are:Poor circulation of |
| obsessed about becoming thin, and start harming their | | | | bloodIrregular menstrual cycleBrittle |
| body by not eating. Poor nutrition harms their body | | | | bonesInfertilityFainting and dizzinessDehydration leading |
| organs. This is a very serious problem as it affects | | | | to kidney damage Slowed heartbeatLow blood |
| them mentally as well, and leads to depression and | | | | pressure Reduced body temperatureHair |
| anxiety. An eating disorder can be overeating as | | | | lossCompulsive eating:When a person starts binging, |
| well.When a person finds refuge in food to cover their | | | | leading to a feeling of guilt and shame, she/he is said to |
| mental disturbance, then they are suffering from an | | | | be a compulsive eater. This is not like bulimia where |
| eating disorder.The three most common types of | | | | the person involves purging. This leads to weight gain |
| eating disorder are:AnorexiaBulimiaCompulsive | | | | and depression. Here the person has an uncontrolled |
| eatingAnorexia:This is a psychological disorder, mostly | | | | urge to eat all the time. 40 percent of people who are |
| seen in teenage girls, as a result of low self esteem or | | | | obese are binge eaters.How would you know if you |
| emotional or physical abuse. Obsession to become thin | | | | are a compulsive eater?These are common signs of |
| is the main reason for these people to start over | | | | a compulsive eater:Eating uncontrollablyDepression |
| dieting. The more they lose weight, the more they | | | | Dieting frequentlyPreoccupied about their |
| have the drive to push further. They stop worrying | | | | weightVigorous exercise or vomiting to lose |
| about their body, and they become only interested in | | | | weightHealth problems like heartburn, dental problems, |
| losing weight. They starve so as to take control over | | | | fatigue, weight gain, insomnia and high |
| the body. They start neglecting their health, which can | | | | BP.Treatments:Recovery from these disorders is |
| sometimes even lead to death. This disorder is also a | | | | possible. The person must undergo certain lifestyle |
| type of addiction.They develop psychological fear of | | | | changes with the help of the people around him/her. |
| food and fatness, which leads them to the extent of | | | | There are different kinds of psychological therapy |
| vomiting out anything and everything that they eat. | | | | available to treat these problems. For a person |
| Some people also start using laxatives to reduce | | | | suffering from anorexia, hospitalization may be |
| weight. No matter how thin they grow, they are never | | | | necessary in extreme cases; when due to severe |
| satisfied. Bulimia:This is also similar to anorexia, where | | | | weight loss different parts of the body get affected. |
| the person becomes obsessed with growing thin. Here | | | | Intravenous feeding may be required, and the focus |
| the person may binge on food, then throw up | | | | would be on gaining weight. Family support and |
| everything she/he just ate. They may first eat a large | | | | assistance is very important. The person is given |
| amount of food, and even indulge in rich food in a short | | | | nutritional education for a healthy alternative to weight |
| period of time, then later force themselves to vomit. | | | | management. A lot of counseling is given, and therapy |
| They may also start exercising excessively, use | | | | to boost up one's self esteem. Everyone has the right |
| laxatives, or fast to make up for the food they had, as | | | | to love his own body.So with the help of medical, |
| they start to feel guilty about having eaten food. | | | | psychological and nutritional assistance, people with |
| Bulimia is most common in adolescent and young adult | | | | eating disorders can be healed.Stefan Rockhaus |
| women.Unlike anorexia where the person stops eating, | | | | writes articles on health topics. |
| bulimic people do eat food, but they either force | | | | |