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EATING DISORDERS


For millions of americans held hostage by the pervasive emphasis on being slender,losing weightbecomes an obsession that takes over their lives.These"dieters"usally develop one of the two main eating disorders---anorexia nervosa,characterized by self-starvation, or bulimia nervosa , marked by alternating phases of bingeing and purging. Although both disorders can cause serious physical damage--and even death--they are essentially phychological ailments. In the United States and elsewhere,about 90 percent of eating disorder sufferers are female. Psychiatrists and feminists cite numerous social pressures that make women strive for unrealistically svelte,fashion-model figures.The eating disorder problem would ease, these critics say,if society became more tolerant of a broad range of body shapes. (CQ Reseacrcher)


Do You Have an Eating Disorder?
Mark the following statement true or false:

1)Even though people tell me I'm thin,I feel fat.

2)I get anxious if I can't exercise

3)I worry about what I will eat

4)If I gain weight,I get anxious and depressed.

5)I feel guilty when I eat

6)I would rather die than be fat

7)I would rather eat by myself than with family or friends.

8)I don'ttalk about my fear of being fat because no one understands how I feel

9)I have a secret stash of food

10)When I eat,I'm afraid I won't be able to stop.

11)I lie about what I eat.

12)I get anxious when people urge me to eat.

13)Sometimes I think that my eating or exercising is not normal.



Number of "TRUE" statements:

1-3:You have a mild preoccupation withweight and appearance.Re-evaluate.Don't lose control. 4-6:Reason for concern.Check with your doctor and an eating disorders specialist. 7 or more: You are in danger.Make an appointment right now with your doctor and a specialist for a thorough evaluation.


GLOSSARY

Amenorrhea:

Absence of menstruation,defined as fewer than three periods per year.While 2% to 5% of all women are believed to have amenorrhea,experts believe the prevalence among athletes could be as high as 66%


Anorexia Nervosa:

Self-induced starvation.Victims suffer from distorted body image and obsession with dieting and thinness.Believed to have a 10% fatality rate.


Binge:

Consumption of mass quantities of food.Bulimics might consume 10,000 or more calories in one binge.


Bulimia Nervosa:

Bulimics gorge on food,then purge through vomiting,laxatives,diuretics,exercise and/or fasting.


Compulsive Exercise:

Often ties in with anorexia.Obsessionwith burning calories,exercising several times a day.Self-worth is defined in terms of length or freguency of exercise.


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