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Do you know anything about this topic? Share your expertise with our thousands of visitors each day by submitting your quality, informative 'Eating Disorders' article, and if you become a member we will pay you for your unique and original work (note that all submissions are reviewed by our editors). Your Eating Disorders Guide is Michael Russell. Recent articles submitted to your independent guide to Eating Disorders 1. Eating Disorders - Whats The Difference? - By: Michael Russell Eating disorders are not due to a failure of will or behaviour, they are in fact a treatable illness. The sad thing about most people suffering from an eating disorder is that it often starts because of peer pressure and trying to look like the models in the magazines. As you may assume, particularl... Featured ArticleComplex Eating Disorders Anorexia and bulimia are complex eating disorders and different people can develop them for different reasons. Major life changes, family problems, social problems and failure at school can all trigger eating disorders in susceptible individuals. The exact cause of these disorders is not known but sufferers do share certain personality traits: anxiety, low self-esteem, insecurity and feelings of helplessness. They want to feel better but their eating behaviours cause more pain and dis ...
Read full story 2. Coping With Anorexia Nervosa: A Bystander's Guide - By: Michael Russell Anorexia nervosa is a serious and deadly disease. It causes a person to become preoccupied with food, eating habits, body shape and weight. No matter what you may try to say, no matter how many times you reassure them, an anorexia sufferer, or anorectic, will always think he or she is fat, even when... 3. Treating Anorexia Nervosa - By: Michael Russell Suffering from an eating disorder does not only mean having problems with foods. A person with an eating disorder is only showing some symptoms of underlying problems other than food. Anorexia nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders that has afflicted a lot of people; especially women. In... 4. The Signs And Symptoms Of Anorexia - By: Michael Russell Are you obsessed of becoming thin? Do you starve yourself in order to lose weight? Are you experiencing dramatic weight losses due to excessive dieting or extreme exercise regimen? Do you have poor body image? Does it cross your mind that you are probably suffering from an eating disorder? b... 5. Are You Suffering From An Eating Disorder? - By: Michael Russell Are you afraid of gaining weight? Normally, most people do. We hate to see ourselves getting those bulges here and there. Although being anxious of gaining weight is normal for most of us, being obsessive about it is a different story. Are you exceedingly concerned about gaining weight... 6. Easing The Eating Disorder Problem Through Yoga - By: Michael Russell Cases of eating disorders are raving all over the country! At present, there are over 11 million people in the United States alone who are being held in a tight vicious grip by different forms of eating disorders. In fact, it was estimated that at least 10 million women and 1 million men have bee... 7. Eating Disorder – The Risks - By: Michael Russell An eating disorder is an obsession with being thin which causes a person to excessive diet, binge and purge, or participate in other unsafe behaviors for the purpose of losing weight. When many people think of an eating disorder, they picture a young, teenage girl who wants to be popular and thin. ... 8. Understanding The Eating Disorder - By: Michael Russell It has swept through the minds of our younger generation. They have stopped asking, “How thin is too thin?” How do we prevent our children from falling to this devastating disease? Firstly, we must understand what is an eating disorder, what are the causes and how do you recognize it. T... 9. What You Need To Know About Eating Disorders - By: Michael Russell Eating is vital to our health and who doesn’t love to eat. But sad to say there are many among us who develop eating disorders, most especially the women. An eating disorder can either involve an extreme and unhealthy cutback of food intake or a severe overeating. Influencing factors that push ce... 10. Eating Disorder: Bulimia Nervosa - By: Michael Russell Eating serves a remarkable number of physiological, psychological, cultural and social purposes in humans. From the time of birth we link food to personal and emotional experiences. While much of society is becoming fatter we are constantly bombarded with images of the ideal body; usually the images... 11. Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa - By: Michael Russell Several research studies have investigated the possible genetic link factors in the development of eating disorders. They have indicated that in general genetics may have a strong role in such a development. However, these studies have not rule out environmental influences in eating disorder develop... 12. Escape Eating Disorders Through Good Self-esteem - By: Michael Russell Keeping in shape and wanting to stay slim by paying attention to what you eat is a normal, healthy attitude. But if you notice yourself constantly thinking about your weight, exercise program and what you can and cannot eat – you may have developed an unhealthy relationship to food and body image th... 13. Eating Disorder - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating - By: Michael Russell An eating disorder is characterized by a strange eating behavior and unhealthy beliefs about eating and weight. It is most commonly found in a young female during her adolescence. It can go undetected for years. You must recognize an eating disorder before the treatment process can begin. There are ... 14. Eating Disorders - Signs Your Daughter Has One - By: Michael Russell Is your daughter looking thinner than usual? Has she been dieting excessively? Does she visit the bathroom immediately after each meal? Does she seem depressed? These could all be signs of an eating disorder. There are three eating disorders that affect men and women. In anorexia... 15. Teen Vegetarianism May Lead To Eating Disorder - By: Michael Russell If the diet is not carefully considered, any vegetarian, especially teenagers who are still growing, may not get the daily-recommended allowances of vitamins and minerals required for a healthy lifestyle. Just below 10% of all teenagers from fifteen to eighteen have switched to vegetarianism. br ... 16. Eating Disorders – Males Have It Too - By: Michael Russell Men in general are far less likely than women to associate themselves with eating disorders. This in turn causes the ones who are afflicted with the issue to not acknowledge their problem, and therefore be much slower than women to seek treatment. This could be due to many factors, such as denial, e... 17. Teens And Eating Disorders - By: Michael Russell Teenagers listen to their friends far more than they listen to those in authority over them. That is why the best person to help a teen deal with an eating disorder is another teen. Yet many teens do not know how to help their friends who are struggling with improper body images. First,... 18. Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity - By: Michael Russell Stress is often the trigger for eating disorders including anorexia, bulimia and obesity. Going off to college, getting married or divorced, staring a new job or having a baby are a few common stress situations that can lead to an eating disorder. Anorexia is an illness in which the pers... 19. Complex Eating Disorders - By: Michael Russell Anorexia and bulimia are complex eating disorders and different people can develop them for different reasons. Major life changes, family problems, social problems and failure at school can all trigger eating disorders in susceptible individuals. The exact cause of these disorders is not k... 20. The Causes Of Eating Disorders And Their Symptoms - By: Michael Russell Most people perceive people with eating disorders as having an obsession with food. However, this perception is just a myth because the real cause of eating disorders is usually a deeper psychological problem that a person has to deal with. Eating disorders can also occur in people who a... 21. The Signs And Symptoms Of Eating Disorders - By: Michael Russell Are you overly concerned about how you look and how much you weigh that often you over exercise or go on a frantic diet? It is estimated that in the United States, as many as 8 million people are suffering from eating disorders. A person is said to be suffering from an eating disorder wh... 22. Anorexia And Bulimia: What Puts The “die” In Dieting - By: Michael Russell The media has a powerful influence on trends -- be it fashion, music, or the arts. Media has a huge effect on health trends too – even the ones that aren’t healthy at all. Stick – thin models with impossible waistlines grace the pages of glossy magazines, or are seen gloriously sashaying down runway... 23. Compulsive Overeating: Spotting Signs And Symptoms - By: Michael Russell Eating Disorders are usually associated with Anorexia and Bulimia. When someone says “eating disorders”, it usually makes one think of skinny girls with hollow faces and protruding ribs. But there is another group of people who also suffer from another kind of eating disorder, and they do not necess... 24. Is Obesity An Eating Disorder? - By: Michael Russell Is weight gain, or worse, obesity, a sign of prosperity, or a symptom of stress that causes eating disorders? A Munich-based expert claims that both the cause and the cure of being overweight begin with attitude. Although there are gadgets designed to speed up weight loss, the basic prin... 25. Anorexic Eating Disorders - By: Michael Russell Eating disorders, foremost among them Anorexia Nervosa, afflict upwards of 8 out of every 100,000 people each year; 40% of this statistic is composed of adolescent females between the ages of 15 and 19. An eating disorder is defined as "a complex compulsion to eat in a way which disturbs physi... Please feel free to submit your quality, informative article for our readers. |
| Helping Athletes With Eating Disorders (book) A guide to identification, response, and prevention DESCRIPTION Much of today s research on athletes with eating disorders focuses only on the number of people affected; Helping Athletes With Eating Disorders does much more. Eating disorders can be especially difficult to spot in athletes because many traits common to those with eating disorders are also found in dedicated athletes. Plus,... |
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