| A | B |
|---|
| Anorexia Nervosa | Individuals with a pronounced fear of weight gain and usually low self-esteem with the tremendous need to control their surroundings and emotions. |
| Binge eating disorder | Associated with three or more of the following: Eating until feeling uncomfortably full, Eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry, Eating much more rapidly than normal, Eating alone because you are embarrassed by how much you're eating, Feeling disgusted, depressed, or guilty after overeating. |
| Bulimia Nervosa | It occurs in 0.5% to 2.0% of adolescents and young adult women. |
| Compulsive eating | Anytime one eats for reasons other than hunger or bringing hunger to satiation. (i.e. for reasons other than physiological hunger). |
| Males | 10% of all eating disorders |
| Early detection | reduces mortality and morbidity |
| One cause of eating disorders | tendency to be perfectionistic |
| Treatment | often involves clinicians from multiple health disciplines including psychotherapists, physicians, nutritionists, and nurses. |
| Eating Disorder High risk athletes | gymnasts, swimmers, ballerinas, body builders, long distance runners |
| Three problems found with female athletes | Eating disorders, Amenorrhea, and osteoporosis |
