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Eating Disorders

Source: www.4woman.gov
Topic: Eating disorders
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Sort Desciption: Eating disorders are complex, chronic illnesses largely misunderstood and misdiagnosed. The most common eating disorders anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are on the rise in the United States and worldwide. ...

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Eating disorders are complex, chronic illnesses largely misunderstood and misdiagnosed. The most common eating disorders anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are on the rise in the United States and worldwide. No one knows exactly what causes eating disorders. However, all socioeconomic, ethnic and cultural groups are at risk. More than ninety percent of those with eating disorders are women. Further, the number of American women affected by these illnesses has doubled to at least five million in the past three decades. Eating disorders are one of the key health issues facing young women. Studies in the last decade show that eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors are related to other health risk behaviors, including tobacco use, alcohol use, marijuana use, delinquency, unprotected sexual activity, and suicide attempts. Currently, 1-4% of all young women in the United States are affected by eating disorders. 1 Anorexia nervosa, for example, ranks as the third most common chronic illness among adolescent females in the United States. 2 Eating disorders have numerous physical, psychological and social ramifications, from significant weight preoccupation, inappropriate eating behavior, and body image distortion. Many people with eating disorders experience depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and childhood sexual abuse, and may be at risk for osteoporosis and heart problems. Moreover, death rates are among the highest for any mental illness. Types Of Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is a dangerous condition in which people can literally starve themselves to death. People with this disorder eat very little even though they are already thin. They have an intense and overpowering fear of body fat and weight gain, repeated dieting attempts, and excessive weight loss. This particular eating disorder affects from 0.5% to 1% of the female adolescent population with an average age of onset ...

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