Starving for Success The Dangerous World of Eating Disorders

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Starving for Success The Dangerous World of
Eating Disorders
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Amy Peterson MS RD Extension Educator Polk
County Cooperative Extension
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Both bulimics and anorexics are obsessed with
their weight, but bulimics believe they cant
stop eating and anorexics wont start. --
Bulimia/Anorexia The Binge/Purge Cycle and
Self-Starvation
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What Are Your Feelings About Food?

• Family traditions
• Preferences
• Stress
• Dieting
• Fasting

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The Pursuit of Thinness

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Relentless pursuit of thinness
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Diet-binge-purge disorder
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Compulsive eating

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The Histories and Mysteries of Eating Disorders
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Who Gets Eating Disorders?

• Women account for 95 of those diagnosed
• 1 out of 100 women between the ages of 10 and 20
  have anorexia
• 4 out of 100 women have bulimia
• 50 of those with anorexia
• become bulimic

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Legs to Die For
Anorexia Nervosa.
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A Song No Longer SungKaren Carpenter
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Someone with Anorexia

• May refuse to maintain weight for age/height
• Weighs 85 or less of ideal body weight
• Denies weight loss at dangerous levels
• Is terrified of being fat or gaining weight

• Feels fat
• Becomes depressed, irritable, and withdrawn
• Exhibits peculiar behaviors and performs
  compulsive rituals
• Has strange eating habits and food diversions

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What Does the Mirror Show?
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The Three Phases of AnorexiaBefore, During, and
After
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Bulimia Nervosa.
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Eating Without Tasting
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Someone with Bulimia

• May have promiscuous behavior
• May abuse alcohol/drugs, and/or credit cards
• Weight may be normal or near normal
• Cheerful, but often depressed, lonely, ashamed

• Binge eats
• Feels of out of control when eating
• Uses vomiting, laxatives, or exercise to try to
  prevent food absorption
• May shoplift

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Carefree to CrisisWhat happened to being a child?
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Dangers of Dieting

• LAXATIVES
• DIURETICS
• DIET PILLS
• DRUGS
• SYRUP OF IPECAC

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Inside Myself, I Am ..

• Hiding my body and my mind

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Through the Looking GlassEating Disorders from
the Inside Out

• Icy hands and feet
• Swollen glands and puffy face
• Excess hair
• Dry, blotchy skin
• Anemia and malnutrition
• Fainting spells, sleep disruption
• Chronic constipation
• Muscle weakness

• Irregular heartbeat
• Loss of bone mass, fractures
• Kidney damage
• Liver damage
• Teeth and mouth problems
• Menstrual and fertility problems
• Weaken immune system
• Esophagus ruptures

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Binge Eating
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Dining with Depression
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Binge Eating vs. Overeating

• A binge episode usually includes at least three
• of the following behaviors
• Eating much more rapidly than normal
• Eating until uncomfortably full
• Eating large amounts of food when not hungry
• Eating alone because of embarrassment about how
  much is eaten
• Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed or
  feeling guilty about eating

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Bad Effects of Binge Eating

• Tears in the stomach lining
• Stomach pain and bleeding
• Rupturing of the stomach
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Heart attack and/or strokes
• Obesity

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Trapped Forever?
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Where Do You Find Help?

• Hospital emergency rooms
• Family physicians
• Trusted family members,
  friends, school counselors,
  or teachers

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Successful Treatment Strategies

• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• Nutrition counseling
• Support groups

• Hospitalization
• Medication
• Dental work
• Individual counseling

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The Rewards of Recovery

• Maintaining normal weight
• Regular menstrual cycles
• Diet of normal foods
• No food fears
• Improved relationships

• Awareness of cultural demands
• Good friendships
• Better problem-solving skills
• Involvement in outside activities

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One Step at a Time
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Food for Thought
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Be a Friend

• Let your friend know you think there is a problem
• Encourage him/her to seek professional help
• Dont try to rescue or fix the problem, but DO
  give support and reassurance

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What Are Healthy Eating Habits?

• Giving yourself permission to eat because you
  are happy, sad, or bored
• Eating three meals a day, or maybe just munching
  through the Food Pyramid
• Leaving some cookies on the plate because you
  know you can have some tomorrow
• Eating foods for enjoyment and enthusiasm
• Eating to satisfy hunger

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• Being able to eat when you are hungry and
  continuing to eat until you are satisfied
• Being able to choose food you like and eat it and
  truly get enough of it not just stop eating
  because you think you should
• Being able to use some control of your food
  selection to get healthy food, but not being so
  restrictive that you miss out on
  pleasurable foods

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University of Nebraska Cooperation
Extensioncooperating with the Counties andthe
U.S. Department of Agriculture 2002
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
educational programs abide with the
non-discrimination policies of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department
of Agriculture.