Eating_Disorders

Eating Disorders When most of us hear that someone has an eating disorder, we usually think that this person has a problem with food, but that is generally not the case. Eating disorders can actually be one of the symptoms of an underlying problem in a person’s life. With proper treatment and care a person affected by an eating disorder can fully recover. Another misconception is that anorexia and bulimia are the only types of eating disorders out there. In this research paper we will discuss all types of eating disorders, their probable causes, signs and symptoms, and treatments. Two of the most known eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia Nervosa is the disease that makes the sufferer believe that they are fat, no matter what their weight. Often anorexics do not recognize that they are under weight, even when they weigh seventy pounds. In attempts to become thinner they avoid calories and food at any cost, and this can lead to serious health complications and death. An estimated 15-20% of anorexics will die from complications of the disease. Some signs of anorexia are noticeable weight loss, withdrawal, excessive exercise, fatigue, weakness, making excuses for not eating, fainting spells or eating, weight, pills, food, people, loss, heart, disorders, include, binge, think, person, disorder, death, bulimia, irregular, diet, cause, cardiac, arrest, very, symptoms, signs, problems, out, methods, laxatives, high, heartbeats, feelings, exercise, every, dizziness, disease, diarrhea, dehydration