Eating Disorders

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What is an eating disorder?
A compulsive misuse of food to achieve some
desired physical and/or mental state.
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Who is at risk?

• 8 million people in the United States suffer from
  eating disorders
• 3 of all young women and girls suffer from
  anorexia
• 3-4 of all young women and girls suffer from
  bulimia
• 1 of men suffer from eating disorders
• 15 of young women have some kind of disordered
  eating patterns
• Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate
  of any psychological disease
• There are more than 8500 different web sites that
  deal with anorexia

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Anorexia Nervosa

• A syndrome of self-starvation
• Symptoms include severe weight loss, wasting,
  food preoccupation, amenorrhea, and
  hyperactivity.
• Anorexics are often perfectionists

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Bulimia

• Recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by
  self-induced vomiting, vigorous exercise and/or
  laxative abuse to prevent weight gain.
• Can lead to dehydration, cramps and general
  weakness

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Eating Disorders are driven by a Cycle of
Addiction
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In the NCAA over 1/3 of all females athletes
have symptoms pointing to anorexia.