1. Ameyalli G. Ponce

2.  Extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors
surrounding weight and food issues which can
lead to life-threatening consequences in
females and males.
 Types:
 Anorexia Nervosa
 Bulimia Nervosa
 Binge Eating Disorder

3.  Symptoms:
 Inadequate food intake
 Intense fear of weight gain
 Self-Esteem overly related to body image

4.  Cycle of bingeing and compensatory
behaviors such as self-induced vomiting.
 Symptoms:
 Feeling of being out of control during binge-
eating episodes
 Self-Esteem overly related to body image

5.  Recurrent binge eating without the regular
use of compensatory measures to counter
the binge eating
 Symptoms:
 Feelings of strong shame or guilt
 Eating when not hungry, eating to the point of
discomfort, or eating alone because of shame
about the behavior

6.  Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
 Bulimia Nervosa
 Binge-eating Disorder
 Purging Disorder
 Night eating Syndrome

7.  Biological (Unbalance of chemicals that
control hunger, genetics)
 Psychological (Low self-
esteem, depression, anxiety)
 Interpersonal (Having history of bullying or
abuse)
 Social (Cultural pressures on the “perfect
body”)
 Behavioral
 Emotional

8.  Get informed and know the signs
 Learn about programs and what they offer
 Become a critical viewer of media
 Speak up against negative images in media

9.  Most effective: long-lasting treatment of
psychotherapy or psychological counseling
coupled with careful attention of medical
and nutritional needs.

10. “Alive by Grace Alone”
“My Journey
Back”
“Another Day Forward”
“Strength
is Beauty”

11. “Learning how to say something is as important as
what you say”
“Then the guilt set in. The guilt of a „dirty secret‟
that I did not understand. I only understood that
incredible, momentary high.”

12.  Eating disorders on the rise: What you need to know, Julie
Relevant, Fox News, 2013.
 Let's talk about male eating disorders, Brian
Cuban, Special to CNN Health, 2013.
 NEDA Feeding Hope, Learn. Retrieved April 2, 2014, from
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/stories-of-
hope/featured-stories-of-hope