| According to a survey eating disorders most often | | | | Thinning of hair on head, dry and brittle hair |
| affect young women. Less than 10% of people with | | | | Muscle weakness |
| eating disorders are boys and men. Eating disorders | | | | Dizziness |
| affect a person's physical and emotional health. They | | | | Feeling cold all the time |
| are very dangerous illnesses and can be fatal if they | | | | Sleep problems |
| are not treated. | | | | Causes |
| Eating disorder is a condition when teen refused to eat | | | | Eating disorders are often associated with feelings of |
| and gain in weight. Eating disorders are a harrowing | | | | helplessness, sadness, anxiety, and the need to be |
| addiction - affecting teens physically, mentally, | | | | perfect. This can cause a person to use dieting or |
| emotionally and spiritually. These disorders are | | | | weight loss to provide a sense of control or stability. |
| characterized by a preoccupation with food and a | | | | The one other main reason is magazines, movies, and |
| distortion of body image. There are two common | | | | the tobacco industry promotes unrealistic role models |
| types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia | | | | for beauty and weight. So teens started Dieting to |
| nervosa. | | | | reduce their weight. It is not effective but harmful. |
| People affected with anorexia have an intense of | | | | Eating Disorder Treatment |
| being fatty. A person with anorexia may weigh food | | | | There is no proper treatment for the eating disorder; |
| before eating it or compulsively count the calories of | | | | family therapy is one of the keys to eating healthily |
| everything. The key elements of anorexia nervosa are | | | | again. The main problem is to recognize this. They may |
| losing weight below a normal weight. While people | | | | be secretive about their eating habits so that even |
| affected with bulimia, eats a large amount of food then | | | | their family and friends are not aware that they have |
| gets rid of it quickly by vomiting or taking laxatives. | | | | a problem. Eating disorder will not disappear overnight |
| People feel guilty and anxious and then they want to | | | | like many people wish for. Parents and other family |
| get rid of food by vomiting or by exercising. | | | | members are important in helping a person see that his |
| Symptoms There are so many signs of eating | | | | or her normal body shape is perfectly fine and that |
| disorder that are given below | | | | being thin doesn't make anyone happy. |
| Refusing to eat | | | | It takes a joint effort between parents and their son or |
| Eating in secret | | | | daughter to fight this eating disorder (overweight). The |
| Distorted body image | | | | doctor may recommend that a person stay in the |
| Large changes in weight, both up and down | | | | hospital for a few days if the medical condition is |
| Hiding weight loss by wearing bulky clothes | | | | unstable or dangerous. |
| Hoarding and hiding food | | | | The sites help you to understand effective |
| Muscle weakness | | | | communication, and then show you how to |
| Disappearing after eating-often to the bathroom | | | | communicate your message in the best possible way. |
| Depression | | | | After completing this section, you should have a better |
| Dizziness | | | | understanding of how to communicate effectively - to |
| Feeling cold all the time | | | | individuals and groups, via spoken communications, |
| Irritability | | | | written communications, electronic communications and |
| Sleep problems | | | | even communication with elders. |