Unhealthy Eating and It's Partners in Crime

**We need your help to stop the unhealthy eating epidemic across the nation!!!**
Fad Diet - a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity
Eating Disorders- any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits
3 main Eating Disorders:
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating
Short Term Effects

Long Term Effects
Dry hair and skin, hair loss,
depression ,changes in social
adjustment, Tooth decay,
osteoporosis, Muscle loss and
weakness etc
Risk of death from suicide or
medical complications



Body image in the media also affects the way people perceive themselves and
this can lead someone to use a fad diet, which in turn can lead them to develop
an eating disorder.

Five Resources:
1.) http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org/about.html
2.) http://www.webmd.com/women/fad-diets
3.) http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/the-truth-about-fad-diets
4.) http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/dieting/fad_diet_tips.html
5.) http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/binge-eating-disorder

Our Solution(s)
A web-link on the schools webpage that will have the following:
Healthy eating education.( food pyramid, my plate, Daily servings, Exercisesetc.)
What a healthy body looks like. (Body image in the media, Advertisementsetc.)
The signs, symptoms and risks to unhealthy eating.
People and places to contact for help or further information.

Another possible solution is to educate students of the risks of unhealthy eating throughout the
school year by the use of assemblies.