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