Eating disorders affect approximately 10 million Americans as anorexia, bulimia, and binge consuming report the National Eating Disorders Association.
Cristina Tesare
Eating disorders are grave conditions linked to mental health and how humans think about food and their eating habits, thus influencing their behavior, whether a lot or a little. These disorders directly affect our nutrition; if not good cause heart disease, kidney disease, and even death.
These conditions evidence in three ways:
- 1. Binge eating = eating uncontrollably. People with binge eating disorder continue to eat even when they are satisfied. They do so in a certain way to the point of feeling uncomfortable, which in the long term causes weight gain and obesity. (This is the most common in the US)
- Bulimia nervosa. People with bulimia nervosa occasionally have periods of bingeing, which then drain through vomiting or laxatives. They exercise excessively or fast, and their weight varies between light, standard, or overweight.
- Anorexia nervosa. People with anorexia nervosa avoid food, eating in small amounts some foods necessary for the body. It is the gravest disorder since it directly affects your lifestyle, productivity, and mental state.
People with eating disorders can also have other mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, or problems with drug use. That is why it is highly essential to take care of our health with a balanced diet. An active lifestyle in exercises or moved and the consumption of natural products rich in vitamins, proteins, and minerals.
The treatment of eating disorders seeks to regain weight, nutritional rehabilitation, and normalize healthy eating habits. Due to correct biological and psychological consequences of poor diet reduces anxiety symptoms, depression, and obsessive thoughts.
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that more than 115 million people suffer from obesity-related problems; men have higher rates of overweight while women have higher rates of obesity. In which case, for both, obesity represents a significant risk of diet-related non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and strokes, and certain forms of cancer.
The consequences range from an increased risk of premature death to grave chronic conditions that reduce the overall quality of life.