Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Three Deadly Eating Disorders

Healthy Eating:

Healthy eating is very important for our everyday lives, but unfortunately, many people develop problems with body image with prevent them from this healthy eating lifestyle.

Eating disorders vary greatly from person to person, but one thing remains constant—they are very detrimental to a person’s health. If you suffers from an eating disorder, it is important to seek help as soon as possible.


Anorexia:

Anorexia occurs when someone is overly concerned with weight and simply refuses to eat.

Someone suffering from this disease usually tries to hide it by discarding the food without anyone knowing, cutting the food into small pieces to make it look smaller, or lying about skipping entire meals. Anorexia is dangerous because it does not allow a person to lose weight in a healthy way. Cutting fat out of a diet is fine, but not getting enough proteins, vitamins, minerals, water, and other nutrients can make your body lose muscle weight and weaken.

 
Bulimia:

While you may notice an anorexic person losing lots of weight in a hurry, someone who has bulimia may or may not be losing weight. If a person has bulimia, he or she does not have the will power to give up foods, but instead vomits or uses laxatives after meals to rid the body of these foods. Like anorexia, this can rob the body of key nutrients, and it can also lead to problems in the digestive system, throat, and mouth, which are not made for regular induced vomiting.

Binge eating:

Binge eating is a combination of anorexia and bulimia in most cases.

A binge eater will, like a bulimic, not deprive his- or herself from food. In fact, someone who is a binge eater will eat enormous amounts of food in a single sitting, and often these foods are not high in nutritional value. Instead of vomiting, a binge eater will then refuse to eat at all and exercise rigorously for a day or two, but then slip into a binge once again. This leads to major problems with weight.

Eating disorders can affect both males and females, as well as people of any race, ethnicity, or age. Most commonly, victims of eating disorders are teen and young adult girls. Many people die every year due to complications with eating disorders, but if you or someone you know suffers from this problem, help is available.



Summer Tips:

  • Have plenty of water
  • Drink more fresh juices
  • Fresh lemonade is very good
This year, the summer season is very hot in madurai. Use these tips to remain healthy during this summer season.

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