Dec 10 2007
Eating Troubles by: Sir Ridan of PCST
*Health Care tips:
We all have to eat, but choosing the right foods can be hard. Many people also have trouble controlling how much they eat. Instead of eating reasonable portions of fruit, vegetables, whole grain, and other healthy foods, lots of people eat too many cookies and chips. Many people just eat too much food in general.
One reuslt is an epidemic of obesity. This increase in obesity has led to increases in the occurrence of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. But for other people, food becomes the enemy. They worry so much about getting fat that they limit what they eat. Doctors say that these people have eating disorders.
One type of eating disorder is called anorexia or ANOREXIA NERVOSA. People with anorexia eat only tiny amounts of food. They may exercise for hours everyday to burn off the few calories that they do consume. Someone who weighs 100 pounds can drop to an unhealthy weight of just 80 pounds, or even less, if they develop anorexia.
Instead of starving themselves, people with an eating disorder called bulimia or BULIMIA NERVOSA eat a huge amount, like a quart of ice cream, a giant bag of chips, or a package of cookies, in a short time. Then they try to get rid of the food by forcing themselves to vomit.
Both disorders often begin around puberty, when kids’ bodies change. This changes can be stressful, especially for girls. One of the most suprising findings in recent years, is that. Anorexia and bulimia run in families, says psychologists.
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