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Understanding Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Body Image Distortion

This resource explores the complex relationship between eating disorders and body image, detailing conditions like anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is characterized by severe self-starvation and a fear of weight gain, while bulimia involves binge eating followed by purging. Common warning signs include excessive exercise, mood swings, and poor nutrition. Both disorders can lead to serious physical and emotional consequences. For help, reach out to trusted adults or organizations like the National Eating Disorders Association.

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Understanding Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Body Image Distortion

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  1. Eating Disorders

  2. What is Body image? • How you see your body and the way you feel about it • People with eating disorders have a distorted body image

  3. Anorexia • WHAT IS ANEROXIA? • A DISEASE IN WHICH A PERSON STARVES THEMSELVES

  4. WARNING SIGNS OF ANEROXIA • INTENSE FEAR OF GAINING WEIGHT • SKIPS MEALS BY MAKING UP EXCUSES • WILL NOT EAT INFRONT OF OTHERS • WEARS BAGGY CLOTHING • DENIAL OF HUNGER • EXCESSIVE EXERCISING • HAIR GROWTH ON BODY AND FACE • HAIR LOSS ON HEAD • ABSENT OR IRREGULAR MENSTRUAL PERIOD • READS FOOD LABELS CONSTANTLY • MOODY/IRRITABLE/DEPRESS/LONELY/ANXIOUS

  5. OLSEN TWINS NICOLE RICHIE "I spent my entire life being obsessed with dieting,“"Bingeing and then fasting or starving. Forbidding everything. That's how I used to be: up and down 5 pounds every single day, to the extremes. My metabolism was totally wrecked." “For many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have to do."

  6. BULIMIA • WHAT IS BUILIMA • Frequent episodes of binge eating followed by one of the following • Vomiting • Using laxatives • Fasting • Over exercising • A person who binges and purges regularly • Someone with this eating disorder can be normal weight or even overweight

  7. FREQUENT TRIPS TO THE BATHROOM THIS IS WHAT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS TO YOUR TEEH FROM PURGING A PERSON BINGE EATING THEN… THEY MIGHT PURGE, USE A LAXITIVE OR FAST

  8. Warning signs of bulimia • Worried about body weight • Excessive food consumption • Frequent trips to the bathroom • Blood shot eyes • Sore throat • Dental problems (tooth enamel wears away) • Very upset with body size, shape and weight

  9. Women are at a higher risk for eating disorders • That does not mean that men do not have them

  10. CONSEQUENCES OF POOR NUTRITION • SHORT TERM CONSEQUENCES • HUNGER • AGGITATION • LACK OF FOCUS • MOODINESS • LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES • OBESITY • HEART DISEASE • DIABETES • OSTEOPOROSIS

  11. HELP! – Resources for you or FRIEND • WWW.NATIONALEATINGDISORDERS.ORG • WWW.SOMETHING-FISHY.ORG • TALK TO: • PARENTS • TEACHERS • GUIDANCE COUNSELOR REMEMBER!

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