There are many types of Eating Disorders. They are often linked to other mental or nervous disorders. To be quite honest, when I really investigated and found out what I was doing to my body when I had my eating disorder?it was when I decided, I was worth it to stop. If you or a loved one is suffering from an eating disorder, even at it?s simplest form, please read this and share.
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Alarming statistics:
- 10 million Americans are estimated to suffer from potentially life-threatening eating disorders
- Estimated to affect 1 percent of adolescent females in the United States, anorexia nervosa has one of the highest death rates of any mental health condition.
- In the United States, approximately 86 deaths in 100,000 among 15-to-24-year-olds are attributed to anorexia nervosa?about five times more than what is expected among people in that age group.
- Although bulimia nervosa affects approximately 2 percent of adolescent Americans?primarily teenage girls and young women?those afflicted may not always be obvious to others, as many are of normal body weight for their height and age.
- While many people equate eating disorders with extreme weight loss, that is not always the case. Arguably the most common eating disorder in the United States, binge eating disorder affects an estimated 2 million Americans.
- Among western women between 15 and 24 years old, approximately 1 out of every 200 suffers from anorexia nervosa, while about 1 in 50 is bulimic.
- Between 10 and 50 percent of American college women report having binge eaten and then vomited to control their weight.
- Approximately 40 percent of American girls ages 9 and 10 report being or having been on a diet to lose weight.
- Some 50 to 60 percent of teenage American girls believe they are overweight, yet only 15 to 20 percent of them actually are overweight.
- Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (ED-NOS)?Because there are currently no standardized diagnostic criteria for these disorders, national statistics for them do not exist. However, the Eating Disorders Program at Duke University Medical Center reports that approximately half of its clinical patients fall into this category?and that many of these individuals suffer from similar levels of social and cognitive impairment as do those with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
- While sufferers are overwhelmingly, but not exclusively, teenage girls and young women, all sufferers struggle with nutrition and body image disturbances at levels that interfere with their functioning and have a negative impact on their lives.
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Physiological Effects
Anorexia:
- Dry skin
- Dry or chapped lips
- Poor circulation resulting in pins and needles and/or purple extremities
- Headaches
- Brittle fingernails
- Bruising easily
- Frail appearance
- Endocrine disorder leading to cessation of periods in girls (amenorrhoea)
- Decreased libido; impotence in males
- Reduced metabolism
- Abnormally slow heart rate
- Low blood pressure
- Hypotension
- Hypothermia
- Anaemia (iron deficiency)
- Abdominal pain
- Oedema (retention of fluid giving a ?puffy? appearance)
- Stunting of height and growth
- Fainting
- Abnormality of mineral and electrolyte levels
- Thinning of the hair
- Lanugo (growth of fine hair layer all over the body to promote warmth)
- Constantly feeling cold
- Zinc deficiency
- Reduction in white blood cell count
- Reduced immune system function
- Pallid complexion and sunken eyes
- Reduction of bone density which results in dry and brittle bones (osteoporosis)
- Constipation or diarrhoea
- Tooth decay
Bulimia:
- Tooth decay
- Dehydration
- Stomach & intestinal ulcers
- Inflammation & rupture of the oesophagus (if ruptured, can cause instant death)
- Irregular or slow heart beat
- Heart failure
- Erosion of dental enamel from vomiting
- Swollen salivary glands
- The possibility of a ruptured stomach
- Chronic sore throat and gullet
- Sore throat, indigestion, heartburn and reflux
- Abdominal pain and bloating
- Electrolyte imbalance resulting in cardiac arrhythmia, muscle fatigue and cramps
- Bowel problems, constipation, diarrhea, cramps
Binge Eating (directly linked to Obesity):
- Weight gain, often leading to obesity
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Chronic kidney problems or kidney failure
- Osteoarthritis
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- Complications during pregnancy
- Gallbladder disease
- Irregular menstrual cycle
- Skin disorders
- Heart disease
- Certain types of cancer
Sign up today to become a {DAME AMBASSADOR} and take part in the health movement, to turn these alarming statistics around. Help the people in your life realize they are beautiful being them. Health & nutrition should be our focus! Become a leader in your community and inspire others to do the same!
References
http://www.eatingdisorders.org.au
http://health.usnews.com
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