There are many types of eating disorders, but this webpage describes the most common: anorexia, bulimia, and binge. These are described in more detail below.
Anorexia Nervosa: due to an immense fear of being or appearing to be overweight, the people who experience this will try to maintain an unhealthy weight which can be life threatening.
Ten Warning Signs:
• Deliberate self-starvation with weight loss
• Intense, persistent fear of gaining weight
• Refusal to eat or highly restrictive eating
• Continuous dieting
• Excessive facial/body hair because of inadequate protein in the diet
• Compulsive exercise
• Abnormal weight loss
• Sensitivity to cold
• Absent or irregular menstruation
• Hair loss
Link to National Association of Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia: due to the regrets of eating, the person who feels this way will most like cause self induced vomiting, which can be dangerous to his/her health.
Symptoms:
• Frequent episodes of consuming very large amount of food followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting.
• A feeling of being out of control during the binge-eating episodes.
• Self-esteem overly related to body image.
Link to National Eating Disorders
Binge: due to not being able to stop eating, people will consume large amounts of food at unhealthy levels.
Symptoms:
• Eating unusually large amounts of food in a specific amount of time, such as over a 2-hour period
• Feeling that your eating behavior is out of control
• Eating even when you’re full or not hungry
• Eating rapidly during binge episodes
• Eating until you’re uncomfortably full
• Frequently eating alone or in secret
• Feeling depressed, disgusted, ashamed, guilty or upset about your eating
• Frequently dieting, possibly without weight loss
Link to Mayo Clinic
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