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 Specialist Explains How Trauma Creates Food Disorders

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 Specialist Explains How Trauma Creates Food Disorders

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An Eating Disorder Specialist Explains How Trauma Creates Food Disorders

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

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Overview

There is a commonly held misconception that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people's eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. Preoccupation with food, body weight, and shape may also signal an eating disorder. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.

Signs and symptoms

Risk factors

Treatments and therapies

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Learn about eating disorders, including types (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa), signs and symptoms, risk factors, and treatments and therapies.

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Types, causes and treatments for eating disorders

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Types, causes and treatments for eating disorders

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What is an eating disorder?

An eating disorder is a serious, complex, mental health issue that one's affects emotional and physical health. People with eating disorders develop an unhealthy relationships with food, their weight or appearance. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are all types of eating disorders.

Eating disorders are treatable. People with untreated eating disorders may develop life-threatening problems.

How common are eating disorders?

Approximately 20 million girls and women and 10 million boys and men in America have an eating disorder.

Eating disorders are caused by several complex factors including genetics, brain biology, personality, cultural and social ideals and mental health issues.

What are the types of eating disorders?

There are different types of eating disorders. Some people may have more than one type of eating disorder. Types include:

Anorexia nervosa: People with anorexia nervosa greatly restrict food and calories sometimes to the point of self-starvation. You can have anorexia at any body size. It is characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight and a refusal to eat healthy amounts of food for your body type and activity level.

Bulimia nervosa: People diagnosed with bulimia nervosa binge or eat, or perceive they ate, large amounts of food over a short time. Afterward, they may force themselves to purge the calories in some way such as vomiting, using laxatives or exercising excessively to rid their body of the food and calories.

Binge eating disorder (BED): People who have a binge eating disorder experience compulsory eating behaviors. They eat, or perceive that they have eaten, large amounts of food in a short period of time. However, after binging they don't purge food or burn off calories with exercise. Instead, they feel uncomfortably full and may struggle with shame, regret, guilt or depression.

Who is at risk for eating disorders?

Eating disorders can develop at any age. They affect all genders, races and ethnicities. It's a myth that eating disorders mostly affect girls and women. Boys and men are equally at risk. Certain factors may make you more prone to developing an eating disorder, such as:

Family history of eating disorders, addiction, or other mental health issues, such as depression.

A history of trauma (physical, emotional or sexual).

Personal history of anxiety, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

History of dieting.

Other factors include:

Diabetes (up to one-fourth of women with Type 1 diabetes develop an eating disorder).

Involvement in activities that focus on a slender appearance, such as modeling, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling and running.

Major life changes, such as starting a new school or job, a divorce or a move.

Perfectionistic tendencies.

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Eating Disorders: Types, Causes, Treatment & Outlook

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People with eating disorders may eat too little or too much. Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder are common types of eating disorders. Treatment can help.

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Eating Disorders: Types, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Eating Disorders: Types, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Eating Disorders: Types, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Eating disorders are serious mental health disorders. They involve severe problems with your thoughts about food and your eating behaviors. You may eat much less or much more than you need. Eating disorders are medical conditions; they are not a... Read more >>

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1.Explain what an eating disorder is

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3.Why eating disorders are bad

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1.Is it possible to get out of an eating disorder?

2.How can an eating disorder start?

3.How can i learn to love myself?

4.If I’m fat, can i have an eating disorder?

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