Mental Health
What counts as an eating disorder ?
Eating disorder:
An eating disorder is a serious mental illness, characterized by eating, exercise and body weight or shape becoming an unhealthy per occupation of someone’s life.
Facts about eating disorders:
- Eating disorders are the most deadly health disorder because they cause myriad physical health problems that can lead to death.
- Eating disorders may or may not be associated with a distorted body image.
- They are equally prevalent across race an ethnicity.
Common types of eating disorders:
- Anorexia
- Bulimia
- Binge eating disorder
- Pica
- Rumination
- Avoidant.
Signs that may lead to the development of an eating disorder include:
- Low self-esteem
- Extreme self-criticism
- Needing to be and do things perfectly
- Obsessive exercising