Types of Eating Disorders.
- Anorexia Nervosa
- The term anorexia is Greek which means “lack of appetite.” Anorexia is an eating disorder determined by low body weight and body image distortion. It is an obsessive fear of gaining weight...
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder. It is often called just bulimia. A person with bulimia eats a lot of food in a short amount of time...
- Binge Eating
- A binge eating disorder is characterized primarily by periods of uncontrolled, impulsive, or continuous eating beyond the point of feeling comfortably full...
- Anorexia Athletica
- Anorexia athletica is when a person no longer enjoys exercise, but feels obligated to do so...
- Over Exercise
Over exercise, or compulsive exercising is a problem when the person is scheduling life around exercise just like people with eating disorders schedule their lives around eating or not eating...
- Over Eating
- Compulsive over eating is the excessive consumption of food (bingeing), often thousands of calories at a time...
- Night Eating
- Night eating syndrome is characterized by a lack of appetite in the morning and overeating at night with agitation and insomnia...
- Orthorexia
- Orthorexia nervosa is one of a little-known group of eating disorders. Orthorexia nervosa refers to a fixation on eating proper food...
Good topic! The first picture is gross but I never realized how many different types of eating disorders there really are.
ReplyDeleteGood topic! This post is very well organized.
ReplyDeleteThe first picture really shows how dangerous these disorders can be.
ReplyDeleteGreat topic. This is very well organized with a lot of information! Good job!
ReplyDeleteOrthorexia is a disorder I have never heard of. It's incredible how far people go to get the body they want, like the first picture.
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