There are moments our eating habits provoke an unwelcome feeling of discomfort and also times where we do not recognize the habits we have made of our eating such that it's effects are unseen.
An eating disorder is a mental disorder defined by abnormal eating habits that negatively affect a person's physical or mental health.
the most common eating disorders include:
characterized by lack of maintenance of a healthy body weight, an obsessive fear of gaining weight or refusal to do so, and an unrealistic perception, or non-recognition of the seriousness, of current low body weight.
Symptoms
characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging (self-induced vomiting, eating to the point of vomiting, excessive use of laxatives/diuretics, or excessive exercise). Fasting and over-exercising may also be used as a method of purging following a binge.
Symptoms
characterized by loss of control over eating. Unlike bulimia nervosa, periods of binge-eating are not followed by purging, excessive exercise, or fasting. As a result, people with binge-eating disorder often are overweight or obese.
Symptoms
PICA : where people eat non-food items.
Rumination : where people regurgitate food.
Restrictive Food Intake Disorder :where people have a lack of interest in food.
Causes
The causes of eating disorders are not entirely clear, however the following factors could be predisposed;
Prevention
Food is very important but let's take note of these disorders
