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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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