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Eating disorders often begin in childhood and adolescence, so if you’re a parent, it’s imperative to watch out for any signs that your child may be developing a problem with food and/or body image. For people who suffer from eating disorders, thoughts about their physical appearance can consume them, and weight or food becomes all they think about.
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Nancy Anderson Dolan weighed 300 pounds at the age of 30 in 1989 as a result of her binge eating disorder, an eating disorder that affects more people per year than any other. Nancy, who now weighs 158 pounds, shared her story with Fox News.
Binge eating disorder (or BED), is characterized by consistent episodes of compulsive eating even when an individual doesn’t feel hungry. People with BED relate to food on an emotional level rather than a physical one.
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By Leslie Thompson
Over the past few decades, obesity has become a highly prevalent problem in American society, and it is one of the fastest-growing health epidemics in the country. Recent reports show that 34 percent of adult Americans are obese and/or overweight, and more than 30 percent of children are similarly obese. With such a high percentage of the population battling obesity, many different treatment programs have been developed to help combat this issue. One such form of treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy.
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People with nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder eat while they are asleep; they also often sleepwalk into the kitchen and prepare food without having any recollection of doing so. If this occurs often enough, a person can experience weight gain and increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The condition is a hybrid of a sleeping disorder and an eating disorder.
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By Meghan O’Dell
Millions of people, both female and male, are afflicted by eating disorders, which can range from binging and purging to avoiding food and exercising compulsively. Eating disorders are long-term illnesses that can often lead to death, and they also often co-occur with other disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and anxiety. But the good news is that eating disorders are very treatable, and the sooner you can admit you have a problem and get help, the better your chances for successful recovery.
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