3. Weight loss plans that are popular for only a short
time
Any weight lost on fad diets is usually regained
Limited on what you can eat
Doesn’t provide proper nutrients
4. The repeated pattern of loss and regain of body
weight
Slow and steady weight loss is the best strategy for
long lasting results
5. An extreme, harmful eating behavior that can
cause serious illness or even death
May be brought on by mental and emotional factors
such as poor body image, social and family
pressures, and perfectionism
About 90% are females
6. It is estimated that 8 million Americans have an eating
disorder – seven million women and one million men
One in 200 American women suffers from anorexia
Two to three in 100 American women suffers from
bulimia
Nearly half of all Americans personally know someone
with an eating disorder (Note: One in five Americans
suffers from mental illnesses.)
An estimated 10 – 15% of people with anorexia or
bulimia are males
7. Is a disorder in which the irrational fear of
becoming obese results in severe weight loss from
self imposed starvation
Develops most often in teenage girls
Symptoms include:
• Extremely low calorie intake
• obsession with exercising
• emotional problems
• unnatural interest in food, distorted body image
• denial of a problem
8. Consequences include
Malnutrion
Starvation
Reduction of body fat may cause females to stop
menstrurating
Loss of bone density
Low body temperature
Slowed metabolism
Reduction in organ size
9. Treatment
A stay at home clinic, or hospital where the person can
receive nutrients to regain weight and strength
Psychological treatment to address the problems that
led to the disorder
10. A disorder in which some sort of purging or
cleaning of the digestive tract follows cycles of
over eating.
After eating, a person may vomit or take laxatives to
purge the food from the body
11. Symptoms
Include distorted body image and an unnatural
interest in food
Consequences
Repeated binging, purging, and fasting can cause
serious health problems, even death
Frequent vomiting and diarrhea can lead to
dehydration, kidney damage, and irregular heartbeat
Vomiting also destroys tooth enamel; causes tooth
decay; damages the tissue of the
stomach, esophagus, and mouth
12. A disorder characterized by compulsive over
eating; consume huge amounts of food at one
time but do not try to purge
13. Consequences
Often results in unhealthful weight gain which
contributes to health problems such as Type 2
Diabetes, heart disease, and stroke
Increased risk of certain types of cancer have also been
associated with this disorder
