Eating disorders cause significant damage to one’s mind, body, and spirit. Eating disorders are deadly and women can lose the ability to see themselves objectively. Obsession about food and losing weight can dominate an anorexic or a bulimic's life.
About Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are among one of the most severe mental illnesses and can cause significant psychological, physical, and emotional pain. Those who suffer from it are unable to view themselves rationally and objectively. They constantly obsess over how much they eat and weigh. There are many misconceptions about eating disorders. The following are the facts about them, including the risks and effects.
Here are the numbers. Around 36 million men and women in the United States suffer from bulimia, anorexia, and overeating. You may be shocked to know that mortality rates among females ages 15-24 with eating disorders are 12 times higher than the rate of death due to all causes of death in the general population.
These are very complex diseases. On the psychological front, eating disorder sufferers use food as comfort from painful emotions. Eating disorders can involve not eating enough, or following very strict diets and obsessively keeping track of calories. It can also involve eating too much, like bingeing on lots of food. Or, it can be manifested in forcing yourself to throw up after meals. These activities are signals of a person who, in the long term will have a personally critical and distorted perspective on food, body image, and weight. Their eating disorder will dominate everything in their life.
Learn the truth regarding eating disorders and successful recovery.
- Information About Eating Disorders
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- Bulimia - What It Is, What Causes It, and How We Treat It
- Those who suffer from bulimia endure an eating disorder that is characterized by consumption of large amounts of food or even an average-sized meal, followed by the necessity to immediately purge what they have just eaten. Oftentimes, a bulimic will go on a food binge, then vomit to eliminate the caloric intake from their bodies. ...more
- The Potential Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
- Anorexia nervosa is a potentially dangerous eating disorder that may cause raipd weight loss, an irrational fear and/or preoccupation with food, and a fixation with body size and weight. Women that suffer from the disease have an unhealthy compulsion to have a thinner and thinner body - to the point of putting their lives at risk. ...more
- Information about Compulsive Overeating - Including Treatment and Symptoms
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- Bulimia More Than Binging and Purging
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- Co-Occurring Addiction Issues and Dual Diagnosis Disorders
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- Take Our Quiz to Determine if You Have a Eating Disorder
- Those who are suffering from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating (binge eating) are oftentimes in denial. They are not the only ones who are affected by their eating disorder. It affects entire families and friendships. Take this quiz to determine whether you or someone you love has a eating disorder. ...more
- How Do Eating Disorders Complicate Your Physical Health?
- Eating disorders create numerous medical complications. Those that suffer from eating disorders and stimulate vomiting, urination, or bowel movements through usage of drugs are especially at risk due to increased incidence of heart failure. ...more
- Eating Disorder Treatment
- Suffering from an eating disorder does not mean a life sentence. You are not alone and there is hope in overcoming it. ...more
- Could You Be Susceptible to Developing an Eating Disorder?
- If you are you concerned that you or someone you love may be suffering from an eating disorder, it is important that you receive an assessment and diagnosis from a trained eating disorder professional. A professional has the significant advantage of being objective about the potential existence of the disease, while family and friends may be biased due to shared personal history. This bias could cause confusion and denial by the sufferer. Before seeking help, read the following information about bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive overeating, and how to identify its symptoms. ...more
- Eating Disorder Symptoms
- The list below details symptoms that could indicate a woman who has a eating disorder. Bulimina, compulsive overeating, and anorexia are diseases that affects not only the person who suffers, but also those around them. Because of this, it is important that concerns be raised with someone objective, such as an eating disorder specialist who knows what to look for and address. Call today at 888-268-9182. ...more
- How Family Members and Loved Ones Can Help a Girl or Woman Overcome an Eating Disorder
- It is every parent's goal for their kids to lead normal healthy lives, free of disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating. Unfortunately for some parents, these eating disorders affect thousands each year. As with everything else that a child struggles with, it affects both them and the entire family. ...more
- Diabulimia - A Dangerous Way to Lose Weight
- Almost instant and easy methods of weight loss appeals to everyone, however, diabulimics elevate this to a dangerous level. Diabulimia, an eating disorder that affects those with Type 1 diabetes, involves the restricted usage of insulin (less than what a body needs) in order to lose weight. ...more
- Pregorexia - When Pregnant Women and New Mothers Have Anorexia
- What is pregorexia? It is when a pregnant woman or a woman early in motherhood is anorexic. It is extremely dangerous and The Victorian's eating disorder treatment center can help you or your loved one overcome it. ...more
- Understanding and Recognizing Eating Disorders Such as Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Eating
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- Why Deadly Eating Disorders Are Not Looked at as Seriously as Other Mental Health Illnesses
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