Transcript Eating Disorders: What Every Parent Should Know

Understanding Body
Image and Eating
Disorders
8th Grade FCE
Health Unit
Statistics
National Eating Disorders Association, www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
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Over 50% of teenage girls and nearly onethird of teenage boys use unhealthy weight
control practices.
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81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat.
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In a national survey, 1 out of 3 girls said
they changed something about their
appearance to look like a person on T.V.
More Statistics on Eating Disorders and Body
Image…
10% of female college students have a
borderline eating disorder
5-15% of those individuals that have
anorexia are males & 35% of individuals
with a binge-eating disorder are male
30-55% of girls report trying dieting while
in middle school for the first time
In a study of 10,000 teens, less than ½ of
the boys and approximately 1/3 of the
girls were happy with their bodies.
Body Image
 Body Image is… The emotional and
psychological perception of your physical
appearance.
 Body image impacts self esteem
 A person can have a:
 Positive Body Image
 Negative Body Image
 Distorted Body Image
Body Image Disorders
 Muscle Dysmorphia or Bigorexia
 Obsessed with building muscle
 Body Dysmorphic Disorder
(BDD)
 Preoccupation with an imagined
defect on your body
 Compulsive Exercising
 Feels guilty and exercises to
control any calorie intake
Types of Eating Disorders
 Anorexia
 Bulimia
 Compulsive Overeating
 Binge Eating Disorder
Definitions, Symptoms, and
Warning Signs
Anorexia Nervosa
Illness characterized by selfstarvation and excessive weight
loss.
SYMPTOMS
of ANOREXIA
Primary Symptoms
 Resists maintaining or adding
weight to body – always needing to
lose weight
 Fear of weight gain although
already thin
SYMPTOMS
of ANOREXIA
 Loss of menstrual periods in girls
and women post-puberty.
 Denial of weight loss. Unable to see
true image.
WARNING SIGNS
of ANOREXIA
 Dramatic weight loss
 Extreme focus on weight issues,
calories and food
 Refusal to eat certain foods,
progressing to restrictions against
whole categories of food
 Denies hunger
 Uses food rituals (organizing food
on plate, counting chewing)
 Comments on own weight
 Withdrawing from others
WARNING SIGNS
of ANOREXIA
 Loss of body fat and muscle mass
 Difficulty dealing with cold
temperatures
 Fatigue/Problems with anemia
 Irregular heartbeats
 Osteoporosis
 Organ failure
 Death
Definitions, Symptoms, and
Warning Signs
Bulimia Nervosa
Disorder characterized by periods of
extreme eating and purging of foods
through either vomiting, laxative use or
exercise
SYMPTOMS
of BULIMIA
Primary symptoms
 Periods of extreme food consumption
 Regular use of inappropriate compensatory
behaviors such as self-induced vomiting,
laxative or diuretic abuse, fasting, and/or
obsessive or compulsive exercise.
 Extreme concern with body weight and shape.
WARNING SIGNS
of BULIMIA
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Evidence of binge-eating--- large amounts of food
disappearing in short periods of time, wrappers
and containers indicating the consumption
of large amounts of food
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Evidence of purging behaviors--- frequent trips to
the bathroom after meals, signs and/or smells of
vomiting, presence of wrappers or packages of
laxatives or diuretics
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Discoloration or staining of the teeth
WARNING SIGNS
of BULIMIA
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Excessive, rigid exercise routine
Unusual swelling of the cheeks or jaw area.
Calluses on the back of the hands and
knuckles from self-induced vomiting
Creation of complex lifestyle schedules or rituals to
make time for binge-and-purge sessions
Erosion of esophagus and/or stomach
Inflammation of salivary glands
Fatigue and muscle weakness
Seizures
Definitions, Symptoms, and
Warning Signs
Compulsive Overeating:
Individuals cope with negative
or unhappy feelings by eating
food, causing them to eat
during moments when their
body doesn’t require calories
WARNING SIGNS
of Compulsive Overeating
 Eating outside of typical meal times even
when no longer hungry
 Seeming withdrawn or depressed
 Carrying/hiding snacks/prepackaged foods
with them throughout the day
 Diets consistently but with weight gain
 Displays feelings of guilt about what they
eat
 Other health problems
Eating Disorder NOS,
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 Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Recurrent binge eating without the
regular use of compensatory measures
to counter the binge eating.
Eating Disorders NOS,
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Binge Eating Disorder includes the following
behaviors:
 Frequent episodes of eating large quantities of
food in short periods of time.
 Feeling out of control over eating behavior.
 Feeling ashamed or disgusted by the behavior.
 Eating when not hungry and eating in secret.
Risk Factors and Personality Traits
Common in Eating Disorders
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Genetics
Biochemical
Psychological
Early Puberty in
Females
History of Sexual,
Physical, or
Emotional Abuse
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Cultural Influence/
Societal Pressure
 Criticism of One’s
Weight by Peers,
Parents, Coaches
 Perfectionism
 Low Self-Esteem
Being a Good Friend
 Be aware of our own attitudes,
behaviors, and comments about food,
exercise, dieting, and self-image.
 Avoid making negative comments
about one’s size or appearance,
including your own.
 Focus on “health” when discussing
food/diet and exercise versus
“fattening” foods or exercise for the
sake of body size/weight.
Gold Ticket Reflection
 Using complete sentences, address
one of the following quotes that
reflects ideas about body image.
 You can write whether you agree or
disagree with the statement, and why.
 You can reflect about the statement
using knowledge you have learned while
discussing body image and eating
disorders.
Quotes…
 “Beauty is only skin deep”
 “It’s what’s inside, that counts”
 “The mirror doesn’t lie”
 “Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder”
 “Thin, is in”
 “You can never be too rich or too
thin”
Resources: Websites
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www.eatingdisorderinfo.org Academy for Eating Disorders
website, a multidisciplinary professional organization that
provides training and education for eating disorders.
www.anred.com ANRED (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating
Disorders, Inc). Website
www.anad.org National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated Disorders website
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org The website for National
Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
www.something-fishy.org
http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/riskfactors/p/nega
tivesites.htm
http://eatingdisorders.about.com/od/riskfactors/Risk_Fa
ctors_for_Eating_Disorders.htm A wonderful source of useful
and current information on Eating Disorders.