Eating Disorders And Women

It has been seen that eating disorders affect women and men both. These eating disorders are a big threat to your health and body and hence they should be dealt with care and caution. Most of the times, these eating disorders can lead to various kinds of mental and physical health problems. There are also many types of eating disorders from which a person can suffer from and these are regarded as major causes of these eating disorders. Along with this the feeling of obesity and being over weight are causes of these eating disorders.

Some forms of health problems often take a long time to heal and these include common ailments of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. It should be remembered that both these forms of eating disorders are due to mental illnesses. But gradually they lead to various kinds of physical problems. Since our body needs adequate nourishment for survival, the lack of the same can have an adverse effect on the health. Eating disorders can only lead to demerits and there are no benefits like weight loss from them.

These disorders can further spoil your health and cause many side effects and can be fatal if not treated on time. There are many psychologists who say that an eating disorder is initially a mental illness but this can also affect a person's eating habits in a way that it drastically disturbs the physical health of that person. Many psychologists have done in-depth analysis on the topics of eating disorders. Some of the most common eating disorders include Anorexia Nervosa, Beriberi, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Hyperphagia, Kleine-Levin Syndrome, Rumination, Orthorexia, and Pica.

It has been seen that most people get affected by Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, which are more common. However once a person is affected by eating disorders, normal consumption of food is obstructed and the problem should be treated immediately. There are grave health problems that may occur in these cases, and the individuals afflicted with eating disorders go through severe psychological suffering. Your food, diet, and body image become the primary obsessions and these are the underlying causes for these kinds of disorders.

The obsession with health can also prove to be fatal in the long run and thus these eating disorders are not to be taken for granted and professional help should be taken. Women suffering from these kinds of eating disorders should get self-help books. They can also follow the three way cure to this problem, which includes diet regulation, medications and psychotherapy. These methods range from individual to family therapy and help to heal these problems.

The eating disorders result in body suffering from the lack of essential nutrients, which eventually leads to the immune system getting weaker and gradually the body becomes more prone to various kinds of illnesses and other related problems. This results in fatigue and tiredness, which are seen as the earliest problems suffered by the patients suffering from eating disorders and then the problems just keep on getting worse and may result in death, in certain cases too.

• Juliana Breckinridge
• 18/04/2009, 2:59 AM
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