DISORDER?

Definitions
• a derangement or abnormality of function (the Free Dictionary)

• an illness that disrupts normal physical or mental functions

(Oxford living dictionaries)

• an abnormal physical or mental condition (Merriam-Webster)

• an illness of the mind or body (Cambridge English Dictionary)

Deaths due to eating disorders per million persons in 2012
 What are Eating Disorders?
an eating disorder is marked by
extremes.

It is present when a person

experiences severe disturbances in
eating behavior, such as extreme
reduction of food intake or extreme
overeating, or feelings of extreme
distress or concern about body
weight or shape.

Anorexia Nervosa
a psychological and potentially
life-threatening eating disorder.
Those suffering from this eating
disorder are typically suffering
from an extremely low body
weight relative to their height and
body type.
Eating disorders
Bulimia Nervosa
a psychological and severe
life-threatening eating
disorder described by the
ingestion of an abnormally
large amount of food in short
time period, followed by an
attempt to avoid gaining
weight by purging what was
consumed.
Binge Eating Disorder
(BED)
is commonly known by
compulsive overeating or
consuming abnormal amounts of
food while feeling unable to stop
and at loss of control. 
Categorized as a
distinct disorder only
in 2013 when
published in DSM-5,
Though first
described in 1959.
Lifetime prevalence for eating disorder (UK)
Prevalance per 1,000
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25

20

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10

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Anorexia Nervosa Bulemia Nervosa Binge-eating disorder

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