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Dying to Diet Weight Loss Eating Disorder
from:Everything about our society tells us that we must be thin. Everyone on TV and in the movies is thin. Models are thin. Our classmates are thin. Our neighbors are thin. Our husband's secretary is thin. Are there any fat men or women on 'Desperate Housewives?'
American men and women are constantly on diets of some sort South Beach, Scarsdale, the Zone, and other catchy names promise us that we too can look like thin celebrities. We enmesh ourselves so thoroughly in these diets that we often develop a weight loss eating disorder. Instead of limiting our calories and getting more exercise, we do anything that works quickly; never mind the fact that we gain all that weight back, plus even more pounds, as soon as we start to eat normally again. Just as with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder, weight loss disorder can be just as deadly.
What Characterizes a Weight Loss Eating Disorder?
Those who suffer from a weight loss eating disorder are always on some kind of fad diet. In addition, they use several overthecounter medicinal aids to lose weight. Green tea, vitamins, 'energy' pills, enzymes; none of these products are approved by the Food and Drug Administration as true weight loss aids. People with a weight loss eating disorder also use several other easily obtained medicines to lose weight quickly; ipecac syrup, laxatives, and diuretics ('water pills').
Ipecac syrup induces vomiting due to accidental poisoning. It is never meant to be used on a longterm basis. Yet people with a weight loss eating disorder use it chronically, as bulimics do, to vomit up excessive food they've consumed. Repeated use of ipecac can cause the heart muscles to weaken, chest pain, breathing problems, rapid heart rate, and cardiac arrest.
Those who develop a weight loss eating disorder very often use laxatives excessively to shed unwanted pounds through an increased elimination of fecal matter. This not only doesn't work, it is medically very dangerous. By the time a laxative takes effect, calories from food have already been absorbed into the body. Laxatives are meant for occasional use only.
They actually backfire if used excessively and cause intense constipation. Laxative abusers, such as people with a weight loss eating disorder, have bloody diarrhea, electrolyte imbalance and dehydration. While most people think of laxatives as harmless, they can cause permanent damage to the bowels, severe medical complications and even death.
A weight loss eating disorder results in excessive use of diuretics. These are pills that rid the body of unwanted fluid. Diuretics are often used to treat high blood pressure and cardiac problems; they are not meant to be used as a weight loss aid. Those suffering from a weight loss eating disorder who abuse diuretics commonly found in any drug store lose vital fluids and electrolytes, develop severe dehydration and kidney damage. Diuretics and laxatives combined is a prescription for eventual death by heart failure.
Finding Help at a Center for Eating Disorders
Persons suffering from eating disorders have several options in seeking treatment, once they recognize and admit they have a disease and according to the Center for Eating Disorders and Psychotherapy in Worthington, Ohio the best option is family and friends. The Center for Eating Disorders and Psychotherapy in Worthington, Ohio While many females suffer at from anorexia nervosa, bulimia ne..... More on Disorder Eating Handbook
The Teen Eating Disorder A Defense Mechanism
Adolescence can be one of the most stressful times in a young person’s life and it is the time when they begin discovering their identities and are becoming more independent. The adolescent years are the time when they establish new and meaningful friendships and also when they find that their body has begun to develop. When a person enters these years of puberty, it can be a very emotional, stres..... More on Disorder Eating Handbook
Getting Help Through an Eating Disorder Program
Although trite and irreverent, the above ’attention grabber’ is technically correct. For anyone suffering from Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder, an accredited eating disorder program is essential and lifesaving. Without recovery, these people will probably die from the medical complications of their condition. The primary obstacle to recovery via an eating disorder prog..... More on Disorder Eating Handbook
Binge Eating Disorder An #8217;Unofficial #8217; Diagnosis
The American Psychiatric Association currently recognizes only three categories of Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (for pathological eating behavior not meeting criteria for Anorexia or Bulimia). Although binge eating disorder is not necessarily an ’official’ mental healthrelated disorder, it is just as devastating to those who s..... More on Disorder Eating Handbook
The Importance of Taking an Eating Disorder Test
Eating disorders are generally found in teenagers but also in all age group women. Some of us have an eating disorder and sincerely is not even aware of it such as, impulsive eating and/or going on a crash diet voluntarily. A good idea is to take an eating disorder test today and find out for yourself if you are putting your life at risk through your eating habits. How to Test Yourself for an E..... More on Disorder Eating Handbook
Treatment Determined by Type of Eating Disorder
The sooner a person with a particular type of eating disorder is diagnosed and treatment is begun, the sooner their weight can be restored to a normal level for their age and height. What causes a specific type of eating disorder to manifest itself from the occasional suffering realized by most of the population into a serious illness is a subject still open to debate among professionals. One f..... More on Disorder Eating Handbook
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Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently - Washington Post
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• There's help if your child has an eating disorder - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
• There's help if your child has an eating disorder Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, MI - Here are some of the questions they asked: by Gazette Staff Reports KALAMAZOO -- A 10-week coaching group for parents of adolescents with eating disorders ... |
Local Community Theater Portrays the Dangers of Eating Disorders - EVLiving
Local Community Theater Portrays the Dangers of Eating Disorders EVLiving - This original musical addresses the important issues of eating disorders and self-image problems suffered by young people. It is a frank look at the very ... |
In memory of Jackie - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
In memory of Jackie San Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA - She had battled an eating disorder for three years. But in her death has come a new awareness within local communities. Her story has been shared at local ... |
Eating disorder treatment among topics of new health laws - Galesburg Register-Mail
Eating disorder treatment among topics of new health laws Galesburg Register-Mail, IL - He said he noticed that two of the adolescent girls on his teams were unusually thin, then learned that both girls had eating disorders. ... |
IF GIRLS CAN STOP DATING VIOLENCE, CAN BOYS STOP EATING DISORDERS? - Tapped
IF GIRLS CAN STOP DATING VIOLENCE, CAN BOYS STOP EATING DISORDERS? Tapped, DC - But holding young women primarily responsible for preventing male violence is like telling young men that ending the epidemic of eating disorders in this ... |
Foundation to hold focus groups Jan. 25 and 31 - Midlothian Exchange
Foundation to hold focus groups Jan. 25 and 31 Midlothian Exchange, VA - This non-profit ministry for girls who are struggling with eating disorders and/or facing unplanned pregnancies is looking to recruit: • Girls who are ... |