Recent studies indicate that the number of individuals being diagnosed with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating disorder is on the rise. Researchers compiling eating disorder data from numerous sources attempt to identify potential causes for the growing incidences of this complex emotional disorder. However, analysis of the information can prove…
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Eating Disorders – Statistics and Warning Signs
The number of eating disorders is on the rise and the statistics are alarming. A current estimate indicates there are approximately seven million women and one million men suffering with an eating disorder such as Anorexia or Bulimia in the United States. Additionally, 25 million more individuals…
Children and Anorexia
Anorexia is an eating disorder that has historically been associated with adolescent girls and young women. Despite the fact that a majority of individuals suffering with Anorexia are indeed young women, this eating disorder, like bulimia and compulsive eating disorder is not limited to a particular age of sex. A major problem with this type of misconception…
Looking for Signs of Eating Disorders
Individuals suffering with anorexia nervosa will often find reasons to excuse themselves from eating, or at the very least limit their consumption, when confronted with situations that focus on food. On the surface, there can be a fine line between what appears to be sensible eating and anorexic behavior. However, if an individual exhibits rapid weight loss over a short period of time, episodes of dizziness, cessation of menstruation, or sudden hair loss…
Identify and End Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is one of the most prevalent and accepted things in today’s society. While it is widely accepted and joked about, this is something that can be managed so you are better able to cope with life without using food. I successfully beat an 18 year battle with anorexia, bulimia and food issues. I am here to help you do the same.
Laxative Abuse
A number of individuals with eating disorders often resort to laxative abuse under the mistaken impression that they will quickly purge their bodies of surplus calories and successfully shed unwanted pounds. They believe that the empty sensation provided by the laxative effect on the large intestine is a sign that they have successfully managed to rush food and calories out of the digestive system before they can be absorbed.
Adult Diagnosis
Some adults with eating disorders are experiencing the behavior for the first time. Often, the various anxieties and emotional stresses of life, relationships and career are responsible for the manifestation of eating disordered behavior.
Diuretic Abuse
We need water to maintain critical bodily functions and tampering with the delicate balance of water to body mass is no trivial matter. By ingesting diuretics we risk dehydration which can lead to serious physical and mental impairment.