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- 2. 3 Myths About Eating Disorders Eating disorders are a fad People with eating disorders are always thin Eating disorders don’t occur among boys and men
- 3. Eating disorders are a fad Frozen yogurt, rainbow looms, and the phrase “YOLO”—fads seem to emerge on the scene suddenly, attract a massive following, and loose steam over time. Some people think EDs also fall into this category: that they are temporary phases that some people go through, primarily during their teenage years. Though the onset of EDs does frequently tend to occur during adolescence and young adulthood, these disorders are not fads. Dieting and extreme exercise strategies may more closely resemble fads—hence the moniker “fad diets” given to many restrictive (or strange) and unsustainable weight loss plans. In contrast, some individuals struggle with EDs for months, years, or even an entire lifetime if they do not receive and engage in effective treatment.
- 4. People with eating disorders are always thin Individuals who struggle with EDs come in all shapes and sizes. In addition to anorexia nervosa (which for its diagnosis requires a low weight), there are two other EDs—bulimia nervosa (which entails binge eating and unhealthy compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxative use, or excessive exercise) and binge eating disorder (which entails binge eating without compensatory behaviors)—and neither of these diagnoses is based on body weight. What is more telling of an ED is someone’s relationship to food and to his/her body image.
- 5. Eating disorders don’t occur among boys and men Many people think EDs occur exclusively among females, but this is not the case. Though the lifetime prevalence is lower than what is found among women (.9 percent, 1.5 percent, and 3.5 percent), lifetime prevalence estimates for men are .3 percent, .5 percent, and 2 percent for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder (according to the DSM-IV), respectively (Hudson, Hiripi, Pope, & Kessler, 2007). This indicates that males are more likely to be diagnosed with bulimia nervosa than anorexia nervosa and more likely to be diagnosed with binge eating disorder than either other diagnosis, a trend similar to what is seen among women.
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