Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Eating Disorders - Bradly Watts
- Anorexia
- Refusal to eat/eating very little and sometimes overexercising
- Usually makes people grossly underweight
- Leads to nutrient deprivation
- Used to attain "physical perfection"
- Bulimia
- Binge eating and purging
- Purging often damages the body
- Tooth decay
- Esophagus inflammation
- Digestive damage
- 42% of girls in grades 1-3 want to be thinner
- Can be deadly
- Disorders of the mind, not the body
- Psychological
- Abnormal eating behavior(s) that impact health
- Binge Eating
- Eating a ton, followed by negative emotions
- 20 mil. women and 10 mil. men have suffered from an eating disorder at some point
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Obsession with physical flaws
- Flaws both minor and imagined
- Affected obsess over appearance
- Exercise constantly
- Overall, the
affected are
critical of their
appearance
- Groom constantly
- Extreme cosmetic procedures
- Fear of deformity
- People affected often see a
distorted, even grotesque
image of themselves
- Muscle Dysmorphia
- People fear that they aren't
muscular enough
- No clear reason
behind eating
disorders
- Dopamine and serotonin may play a role
- Binging affects dopamine
production, reinforcing more
binging
- Neurological condition similar to drug addiction