DO I LOOK TO FATT?

..EATING DISORDERS TODAY..

Our society's preoccupation with body image has become a growing problem, 70% of women and 35% of men are dieting. A 1993 Statistics Canada Survey reported that women between the ages of 15-25, 1-2% suffer from anorexia and 3-5% have bulimia. Eating disorders have the HIGHEST mortality rate of all mental illnesses, with 10% to 20% eventually dying from the complications.

There are many diffrent types of eating disorders such as

*Anorexia Nervosa

*Bulimia Nervosa

*Binge eating

*Anorexia Athletica

*Orthorexia

*Night eating

...and the list goes on...

Sometimes its hard to detect an eating disorder but here are some of the symptoms to look out for.

*low self-esteem
*social withdrawal
*claims of feeling fat when weight is normal or low
*preoccupation with food, weight, counting calories and with what people think
*denial that there is a problem
*wanting to be perfect
*intolerance of others
*inability to concentrate
*refusal to keep body weight at or above the normal weight for one's body type
*dieting to extremes, usually coupled with excessive exercise
*feeling overweight despite dramatic weight loss
*loss of menstrual periods
*extreme preoccupation with body weight and shape
*repeated episodes of bingeing and purging, usually by self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives, *diet pills and/or diuretics - methods which are both ineffective and harmful
*eating beyond the point of fullness
*periods of uncontrolled, impulsive or continuous eating
*sporadic fasts or repetitive diets
*periods of uncontrolled, impulsive or continuous eating
*sporadic fasts or repetitive diets

Keep an eye out for these signs!!! if you want more info or need help with a loved one this is one of the official sites!




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