Eating Disorders

How you see your body and the way you feel about it

Health conditions that may include an abnormal focus on body image and weight

Poor self-esteem Family Problems Depression Desire for Perfection Controlling Parents Social Isolation Media Pressure Social Pressure If your mom had an eating disorder

We see 400-600 advertisements each day in magazines, newspapers, on billboards and television.

75% of normal women think they are overweight

90% of women overestimate their body size

41% of men are dissatisfied with their weight

Myth #1: You have to be underweight to have an eating disorder.

Myth #2: Only teenage girls and young women are affected by eating disorders.

Myth #3: People with eating disorders are vain.

Myth #4: Eating disorders aren’t really that dangerous.

Self-starvation/Intense Weight Loss

Obsessive fasting/dieting

Irrational fear of fat

Disgust with body size

Excessive Exercise Withdrawn from

family/friends Weighs themselves

repeatedly Depressed

a drop in blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate

hair loss and fingernail breakage

loss of periods

hair — soft hair that grows all over the skin

lightheadedness and inability to concentrate

anemia swollen joints brittle bones

Involves binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting, other purging excessive fasting or obsessive exercise.

Laxative use Diet Pills

Out of control Eating Eating in Secret Vomiting following meal Stained Teeth Obsession with weight

Constant stomach pain Damage to a person's stomach and kidneys Tooth decay (from exposure to stomach

acids) “Chipmunk cheeks," when the salivary

glands permanently expand from throwing up so often

Loss of periods Loss of the mineral potassium (this can

contribute to heart problems and even death)

Binge eating involves over-eating on a regular basic.

Eating when not hungry Eating huge portions quickly Feeling guilty Eating alone Becoming overweight Obesity

Stop talking about weight Make a list of people you admire Question the Motives of the fashion industry

Stop Weighing yourself Concentrate on things you do well Voice your opinion Be a Role Model Get Physical for Fun

Abnormal Food Behaviors Obsession with appearance and body image

Exercise Behaviors Feelings Self-harm & Self-injury Social Behaviors

Talk to someone you trust Talk to a school counselor Contact the National Eating Disorder

Association (NEDA) 800-931-2237 Center for Change (Orem, Ut)

Muscle Loss: http://www.fall-prevention-institute.org/images/wastedleg.jpg

Hairy Arms: http://nikkigsblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/hairy-arms.jpg

Weak Bones: http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/health/az1295/az1295_fig1.gif

Body Image Girl: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/female-body-issues.jpg

Hands Tied: http://anorexiaonline.info/images/anorexia/anorexia_250x251.jpg

Anorexic Model: http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p432/SHExMerlionx/anorexic.jpg

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Toilet: http://repairstemcell.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/toilet.jpg

Myths: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_treatment.htm

Depressed Man: http://neysometa.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/depression.jpg

Scale: http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/XL180.jpg

Ex-Lax: http://www.manekineko.us/catalog/images/product/ExLax_Chocolate_Laxative48_enlarge.jpg

Sad Girl: http://healthinmotion.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/sad.jpg

Tooth Decay: http://www.danebankhouse.co.uk/images/caries.jpg

Hair: http://www.blisstree.com/files/34/2008/04/496295302_3e6f118c75.jpg

Anorexic Model 2: http://images.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/200704/original/images1279317_anorexic%20fake%20-%20skinny%20model%20colette%20perfect.jpg

Clock: http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/02/fast-clock.jpg

Painful Esophagus: http://www.virtualcancercentre.com/uploads/VMC/DiseaseImages/1038_oesophagus.JPG

Heart Disease: http://healthinmotion.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/heart_disease.jpg

Smiley Face: http://airbnb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/smiley-face.gif