THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
PART Quiz EATING
DISORDERS
AS WELL AS BEING A PHYSICAL DISOR- 1. True or False? Bulimic people always HELP GUIDE Sonya Cui
DER, BULIMIA AND ANOREXIA ARE ALSO purge .
EMOTIONAL DISORDERS. THE ABILITY TO 2. Eating disorders are caused by: SOME ANOREXICS AND BULIMICS START OUT
CONCENTRATE GOES DOWN.
a) Depression BY WANTING TO LOSE FIVE TO TEN POUNDS,
b) Wanting to lose weight BUT THEN THE EATING DISORDER BECOMES
ANOREXIA IS NOT REALLY
c) Feeling that they have no control A WAY OF FEEDING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM.
ABOUT FOOD AND WEIGHT. THE
d) All of the above THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THEY START OUT
FOOD AND WEIGHT-RELATED IS-
3. True or False? There are five eating disor- WANTING HARMLESSLY TO LOSE SOME
SUES ARE SYMPTOMS OF THINGS
ders. WEIGHT, BUT THEY FIND THAT THEY CAN’T
LIKE DEPRESSION, LONELINESS,
STOP DIETING.
INSECURITY, PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT, OR 4. Young women and men need ____ calo-
FEELING OUT OF CONTROL. THERE ARE ries/day :
THINGS THAT NO AMOUNT OF DIETING OR THEY WANT TO BECOME SKINNIER AND SKIN-
a) Men-3000, Women-3000 NIER. SOONER OR LATER, THE “INNER
WEIGHT LOSS CAN CURE. b) Men-2500, Women-2000
VOICE” TELLS THEM THAT ONCE THEY
c) Men-4500, Women-3000
SOME TEENS START DIETING BECAUSE REACH 90 LBS, THEY WILL LOOK GREAT.
d) Men-3000, Women-2200
THEY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL. THEN, ONCE THEY REACH 80
WHEN THEY DON’T EAT, THEY ARE CONTROL- 5. True or False? The “inner voice” becomes POUNDS...THEY WILL LOOK EVEN BETTER.
LING WHAT THEY EAT. your friend. BUT NO MATTER HOW SKINNY YOU BECOME,
IT IS NEVER ENOUGH.
MANY TEENS FEEL ABANDONED. WHEN
THEY GET THE EATING DISORDER, THE “INNER PHYSICAL EFFECTS... THE “INNER VOICE” STARTS TO CONTROL
VOICE” BECOMES THEIR FRIEND AND THEY LIS- Call the National Eating Disorders Association’s toll- THEM. IT BECOMES THEIR FRIEND, TELLS
TEN TO THE “INNER VOICE”.SOMETIMES, THE free hotline at 1-800-931-2237 or visit online for free THEM THAT EATING EQUALS LOSING CON-
“INNER VOICE” CAN GET SO BAD THAT WHEN- referrals, information, and advice. TROL AND GAINING WEIGHT WHICH TO
EVER THE PERSON EATS, THEY THINK OF THEM THEM MEANS TO GET FAT. IT TELLS THEM
SELVES FAT, USELESS, OR GOOD FOR NOTH- The advice and support of trained eating disorder
HOW MUCH AND WHAT TO EAT. NOT LIS-
professionals can help you regain your health, learn to
ING. TENING TO THE INNER VOICE IS NOT AN
eat normally again, and develop healthier attitudes
about food and your body. OPTION.
THEY STOP EATING BECAUSE IF THEY DO
EAT, THEY ARE HURTING THEMSELVES...BY
THE “INNER VOICE”.
THIS BROCHURE WILL HELP
WARNING SIGNS
CAUSES AND TYPES OF EATING
(SYMPTOMS)
DISORDERS
Statistics about • Dramatic weight loss
anorexics, • Preoccupation with weight, good, calories,
There are four types of bulimics, models, and the media fat grams, and dieting
eating disorders: ano-
rexia nervosa, bulimia • Refusal to eat certain foods, progressing to
nervosa, binge eating disorder, and ED-NOS restrictions against whole categories of food.
(Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified). Peo- • 80% PERCENT OF FEMALES IN NORTH • Frequent comments abut feeling fat or over-
ple with these disorders often have a negative body AMERICA ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR weight despite weight loss.
image. People with eating disorders may start to BODIES. • Denial of hunger.
eat less because they are afraid of gaining weight. • 5-10 MILLION WOMEN IN U.S. EXPERI-
Sometimes they binge and purge. Eating disorders • Development of food rituals.
ENCE AN EATING DISORDER.
affect a person's physical and emotional health. • Excessive, rigid exercise regimen—despite fa-
They are very dangerous illnesses and can be fatal • 1 MILLION MEN IN U.S. EXPERIENCE AN tigue, illness, or injury.
if they are not treated. EATING DISORDER.
• Withdrawal from usual friends and activities.
• 10% OF ANOREXICS DIE EACH YEAR.
• THE DIET INDUSTRY IS WORTH ABOUT 40 • In general, behaviors and attitudes, indicat-
This brochure will focus on the first two. ing that weight loss become primary con-
BILLON DOLLARS EACH YEAR IN NORTH
cerns.
AMERICA.
Anorexia nervosa is a complex eating disor- • THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN IS 5’4”
der with three key features: AND WEIGHS 140 LBS.
• refusal to maintain a healthy body weight • THE AVERAGE MODEL IS 5’11’’ AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS...
WEIGHS 117 LBS. ..for Anorexia
• an intense fear of gaining weight
• 10% OF ANORECIXS ARE MALE, 90% ARE • Brain get smaller
• a distorted body image • Bones get lighter
FEMALE.
• YOUNG WOMEN NEED 2200 CALO- • Muscles become thinner
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder when RIES/DAY • Irregular menstrual cycles.
people binge eat, then avoid gaining weight. Buli- • YOUNG MEN NEED 3000 CALORIES/DAY ..for Bulimia
mia doesn’t necessarily involve purging. If you • IF THEY ARE INVOLVED IN SPORTS, THEY • Can or may cause heart attacks and/or
make up for your binges by fasting, exercising to kidney failures.
NEED MORE THAN 3000 CALORIES.
excess, or going on crash diets, this also qualifies • Your teeth become weaker from the
as bulimia. • THERE LESS BLACK FEMALES WITH EAT-
stomach acid.
ING DISORDERS THAN WHITE FEMALES
Other causes of eating disorders are: genet- • You can damage your intestines and heart
ics, or psychological problems. [WHO HAVE MORE EATING DISORDERS]. from not absorbing nutrients.
• Irregular menstrual cycles.