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Understanding Eating Disorders: Types & Risks

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions characterized by unhealthy eating habits that affect both physical and mental health, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-Eating Disorder. Each disorder has distinct symptoms and health risks, such as severe underweight in Anorexia and obesity in Binge-Eating Disorder. Treatment typically involves medical care, therapy, nutritional counseling, and sometimes medications.

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Understanding Eating Disorders: Types & Risks

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions characterized by unhealthy eating habits that affect both physical and mental health, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-Eating Disorder. Each disorder has distinct symptoms and health risks, such as severe underweight in Anorexia and obesity in Binge-Eating Disorder. Treatment typically involves medical care, therapy, nutritional counseling, and sometimes medications.

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Eating

Disorders
By Judith Natalia Toapanta
Flores
What are eating disorders
and what types are there?

• Eating disorders are


serious mental health
conditions.
• 
 Characterized by
unhealthy eating habits.
• 
 Impact both physical
and mental health.
• Common types:
Anorexia Nervosa,
Bulimia Nervosa, and
Binge-Eating Disorder.
Anorexia Nervosa
• Description:
Intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, self-starvation.
•
 Symptoms:
Extreme restriction of food intake
Obsession with weight, food, dieting
Denial of hunger, excessive exercise
Severe underweight
•
 Health Risks:
Heart problems
Osteoporosis
Anemia

 Muscle wasting
Severe cases: death
Bulimia Nervosa
• Description:
Binge eating followed by purging (vomiting, laxatives, excessive exercise).
•
 Symptoms:

 Eating large amounts quickly

 Feeling out of control during binges
Frequent bathroom trips after meals

 Signs of purging: scars on knuckles, dental issues
•
 Health Risks:

 Electrolyte imbalance

 Gastrointestinal problems

 Severe dehydration

 Heart complications
Binge-Eating Disorder
• Description:
Recurrent episodes of eating large quantities without purging.
•
 Symptoms:

 Eating when not hungry

 Eating in secret
Feeling distressed or ashamed about eating

 Frequent dieting without weight loss
•
 Health Risks:

 Obesity

 Cardiovascular diseases

 Diabetes

 Depression, anxiety
Causes and Risk Factors
• Genetic Factors:
Family history of eating disorders, mental health conditions.
• Biological Factors:
Abnormal brain chemistry (serotonin levels).
• Psychological Factors:
Low self-esteem

 Perfectionism

 Impulsive behaviors

 History of trauma or abuse
• Sociocultural Factors:

 Societal pressures

 Media portrayal of ideal body types

 Peer pressure
Treatment and Recovery
• Medical Care:
Address physical health issues, nutritional
deficiencies.
• Therapy:

 Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

 Family-based therapy (FBT)

 Other therapeutic approaches
• Nutritional Counseling:
Establish healthy eating patterns, correct
misconceptions.
• Medications:
Antidepressants, psychiatric medications for
associated conditions.

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