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What You Will Do

Identify the symptoms and risks of eating


disorders.
Explain how to help a friend who may have
an eating disorder.
Explain how overtraining contributes to eating
disorders.

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Terms to Know

body image exercise bulimia


eating disorders binge eating disorder
anorexia nervosa bigorexia
bulimia nervosa

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Body Image and Weight Term to Know
Control Body image
The way you
If you see yourself as too fat or too see your body.
thin, you may have a distorted
body image.

A distorted body image can lead to


serious health risks.

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Eating Disorders Term to Know
Eating disorders
Psychological
Sometimes a person’s concerns illnesses that
about weight can become an cause people to
obsession and develop into eating undereat, overeat,
or practice other
disorders. dangerous
nutrition-related
behaviors.

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Eating Disorders Term to Know
Anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder
People with anorexia nervosa in which a person
have a fear of becoming fat or abnormally
gaining weight. restricts his or her
calorie intake.

Anorexia nervosa can result in


malnutrition, reduced bone
density, serious heart problems,
and in extreme cases can lead to
death.
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Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa Indicators


ƒ Sudden, massive weight loss.
ƒ Lying about having eaten.
ƒ Denying feeling hungry.
ƒ Consuming minimal amounts of food in front of others.
ƒ Preoccupation with food, calories, and weight.
ƒ Signs of exercise addiction.
ƒ Withdrawing from social activities.
ƒ Belief that he or she is overweight.

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Eating Disorders Terms to Know
Bulimia nervosa
An eating disorder
Bulimia nervosa is also called in which people
bingeing and purging. overeat and then
force themselves
to purge the food
The most common method for afterward.
purging is self-induced vomiting.

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Eating Disorders Terms to Know
Exercise bulimia
A person who has exercise An eating disorder
in which people
bulimia works out excessively in purge calories by
order to burn calories and lose exercising
weight. excessively.

Bulimics often have normal body


composition, so they can be
difficult to identify.

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Eating Disorders

Bulimia Indicators
ƒ Malnutrition.
ƒ Excessive concerns about weight.
ƒ Eating large amounts of food without weight gain.
ƒ Use of laxatives and diuretics.
ƒ Visiting the bathroom immediately after meals.
This is often a sign that the person is planning
to induce vomiting.
ƒ Practicing strict weight-loss programs followed
by eating binges.
ƒ Excessive exercise.

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Eating Disorders Term to Know
Binge eating
disorder
People with binge eating disorder An eating disorder
eat excessively but do not purge where individuals
the food like bulimics. eat more rapidly
than normal until
they cannot eat
Binge eaters have a poor body any more.
image, and feelings of guilt,
depression, lack of control, and
frustration.

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Eating Disorders Term to Know
Bigorexia
A disorder in which
Although it is not an eating an individual
disorder in the strict sense, falsely believes he
bigorexia is a serious health or she is
underweight or
condition nevertheless. undersized.

Bigorexia is closely associated


with exercise addiction.

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Eating Disorders

Bigorexia Indicators

ƒ Lifting excessive amounts of weight, even when not in


sports training.

ƒ Using performance-enhancing supplements.

ƒ Checking their appearance in the mirror frequently.

ƒ Feeling ashamed to show their bodies in public,


even when fully clothed.

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Eating Disorders

An individual’s desire to stay thin may result


in overtraining, which has serious health
risks, including:
insomnia
weight loss
weakened immune system
infertility (women)

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Eating Disorders

People with eating disorders need professional


help.

If you believe a friend has an eating disorder,


discuss the problem with a trusted adult, such
as a parent, a counselor, or a teacher.

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Lesson 2 Review
Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary 1. Vocabulary
2. Recall
3.
Define anorexia nervosa. Symptoms
Malnutrition,
An eating disorder
include
reduced
in
using
which
bone a
density,
performance-enhancing
person abnormally
low blood pressure,
restricts
2. Recall List three signs low
supplements,
caloric
bodyintake.
temperature.
checking
of bulimia. appearance constantly.

3. Recall What are the


symptoms of bigorexia?

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