Eating Disorders

1. What is Anorexia Nervosa?

A psychological disorder in which a person thinks he/she is fat when they are not, and tries to become as thin as possible through starving themselves and other methods.

2.What is Bulimia?

An illness which a person binges on food or has regular episodes of overeating and feels a loss of control. The person then uses a variety of methods - such as vomiting or abusing laxatives to prevent weight gain.

3.What is Compulsive Overeating?

Compulsive overeating is when a person cannot control how much to eat, and they just continue to overeat regularly.

4.What are some signs and symptoms of these eating disorders?

Anorexia	Bulimia	Overeating
Obsession of dieting	Regular vomiting	Overweight
Obsession of weight	Overeating	Diabetes
Under-consumption of food	Use of laxatives	Cholesterol
Underweight / skeletal shape	Depression after meals	Coronary disorders
Purging	Food cravings	Food cravings
Excessive dieting	Lie about diet	High blood pressure

5. Why do people develop eating disorders?

There are a variety of causes for eating disorders, all of which are related to some psychological sickness, such as emotional trauma, severe stress, peer pressure, etc. Eating disorders also develop with influence from media portrayals of body features.

6 .What help or treatment options exist for people with eating disorders?

There is no absolute way of curing an eating disorder through medicine, so treatment come from support groups and encouragement and support from family and friends.

7.  In what ways does society contribute to the problem of eating disorders?

Society often sets standards and expectations of how a person should look, and these social norms often put pressure on people as the struggle to meet the expectations of society.