EATING

DISORDERS Names:
Joselith Patricia Daza Pérez
Yireth Daniela vizcaíno Altamiranda
Nicole Andrea Rueda Cuello
Sharit Michell Polo Sánchez
Luisa Fernanda García Pertuz
 INTRODUCTION
Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions. They
involve serious problems in how one thinks about food and
eating behavior. You can eat much less or much more than
you need. Eating disorders are medical conditions.
Did you know
What are eating
disorders?
Eating disorders are problems that affect a person's
eating behaviors, as well as attitudes toward food and
physical appearance.

Eating disorders affect a person's mental health and

can cause serious damage to physical health.

There are several different types of eating disorders .

 What types of eating
disorders are there?
The most common are: Binge eating disorder: It is the disorder in which the person feels
periodic desires to eat food in an uncontrolled way, without causing vomiting. Bulimia: An
eating disorder characterized by periods of compulsive eating, followed by periods of guilt
and vomiting. Anorexia nervosa: Disorder characterized by a refusal of food in which there is
an aversion to food intake, not eating, considerable weight loss and is usually accompanied by
induced vomiting, and is accompanied by other somatic and psychological symptoms that
affect to the person, in the case of women, disappearance of menstruation, problems related to
the skin, anemia, among others.
 There are several factors, including psychological factors

What are that can contribute to eating disorders, such as low self-
esteem, feelings of inadequacy or lack of control over
your life, depression, anxiety, anger and/or loneliness,

the causes difficulties in personal and family relationships, difficulty

expressing feelings and emotions, having been rejected
for weight, some history of physical or sexual abuse,

of eating cultural pressures that exalt a slim figure and reject being
overweight, very specific definitions of beauty that only
include women and men with certain weights and figures

disorders? and cultural norms that value people based on their

physical appearance and not on their internal qualities
and virtues.
 How can you identify if you
suffer from eating disorders
or that a family member is
suffering from it?
An eating disorder is characterized by abnormalities
in eating habits that can involve both insufficient or
excessive food intake affecting the physical and
emotional health of an individual, therefore it can be
detected especially with the sudden drop or increase
in weight, absence of the menstrual period in the case
of women, skin problems, anemia, loss of sodium and
potassium that is determined with blood tests.
From the behavioral aspect, changes in mood,
excessive sadness, isolation, among others.
 Most Common Disorders

BULIMIA ANOREXY OBESITY

Obesity
 what is it?
Obesity is a complex disease that consists of
having an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity
is not just an aesthetic problem. It is a medical
problem that increases the risk of diseases and
health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes,
high blood pressure, and certain types of cancer.
 Causes
Age
Female Gender
Race
Unhealthy eating
sedentary lifestyle
Symptoms
Difficulty to sleep
Back Pain
Excessive sweating
Heat intolerance
Infections
Fatigue
Depression
Feeling short of breath
 Treatments
Eat fewer foods high in fat and sugar

Eat fruit and vegetables regularly

Also legumes, cereals and nuts

Do physical activity every day

Avoid tobacco and alcohol

Evidence
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