7 Lesser-Known Eating Disorders

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Informative Articles: 7 Lesser-Known Eating Disorders

 

Bigorexia/Muscle Dysmorphia

Bigorexia, also known as muscle dysmorphia, is a disorder in which a person

constantly worries about being too small and frail looking. This disorder is

said to be the opposite of anorexia nervosa, a disorder nearly all eating

disorder residential centers treat. Those with this bigorexia are not frail or

underdeveloped at all and typically have large muscle mass. Muscle dysmorphia is

often found in body builders and frequent gym-goers.

 

Inadequacy felt by those with muscle dysmorphia can have negative effects on

all areas of their life, affecting relationships as well as work and school.

Obsession with muscle mass and a lean body increases the risk of steroid use and

an unhealthy diet which leads to major health complications. Bigorexia is more

common in males than in females because women are usually under pressure to

become skinnier while men are under pressure to become more muscular.

 

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a disorder

in which a person is extremely concerned with their outward appearance, and

imagines severe flaws, or distortions, on their body. Typically these flaws are

slight imperfections, or are merely imagined. Flaws in the skin, hair and face

are most common, although these “flaws” can appear anywhere in the body.

 

The ugliness felt by those with BDD draws them away from social situations

that might draw attention to themselves. Body dysmorphic disorder is sometimes

considered a social phobia or a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. Those

affected with this disorder are at an increased risk for depression and/or

suicide. Plastic surgery is also common among those with this disorder. The poor

body image those with BDD suffer from is common in people with eating disorders.

People with eating disorders will often seek eating disorder treatment at a

local eating disorder residential center in hopes of recovery.

 

Orthorexia Nervosa

Orthorexia Nervosa is a disorder in which a person is compulsively obsessed with

eating pure and healthy food. This proper food might include organic or other

foods sold in health stores. Obsession over a perfect diet is sometimes so

intense that when rules are broken, those with this disorder are forced to

punish themselves, often by maintaining an even stricter diet or by fasting.

 

Those with orthorexia nervosa obsess over what is eaten, how much of it is eaten

and how it was prepared. This disorder is dangerous because the obsession with

the “right” kinds of food takes over a person’s life, disabling them, and making

life impossible to live due to the constant focus on food. Relationships, work,

school and all other things of value become unimportant and are neglected when

someone has orthorexia nervosa. Those with eating disorders such as orthorexia

nervosa will often need the assistance of an eating disorder treatment center.

 

Night Eating Syndrome

Night Eating Syndrome is a disorder in which a person consumes most of their

calories in the evening hours. This probably occurs because of a lack of eating

in the morning hours, which later is later due to the guilt felt by eating so

much the night before. Often times, foods eaten later in the evening, usually

after dinner, contain a lot of fat and sugar.

 

Sometimes, those with Night eating syndrome will get up in the middle of the

night to eat. Insomnia and other sleeping problems are common in those with this

disorder. Night eating syndrome is most common among overweight and obese

people. Another common eating disorder which causes obesity is binge eating

disorder. For these and other eating disorders, eating disorder treatment

clinics are offered.

 

Pica Pica is disorder in which a person has a strong desire to eat, lick, or

chew non-food items. These items consist of dirt, paint chips, rust, glue,

fingernails, hair, chalk, starch, cigarette ashes and clay. This disorder is

common is pregnant women, small children, people with mineral deficiencies and

those in developing countries who may not get enough to eat.

 

Accidental poisoning is perhaps the biggest hazard associated with pica. Other

complications include malnutrition, damage to the teeth, tears in the intestine

lining, infections, constipation and blockages in the digestive tract. Pica can

be very hazardous to a person’s health, just as many other other eating

disorders are. For those fearful of the consequences of their eating disorder,

eating disorder residential programs offer their advice and support.

 

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-willi syndrome is a disorder in which a person cannot stop themselves

from eating. Someone with this condition will often steal, hide food or eat the

pet’s food. Mental retardation, friendliness, lack of muscular tone, obesity,

short stature, incomplete sexual development and a stubborn attitude are other

common factors in someone with this disorder.

 

The insatiable appetite of someone with prader-willi syndrome is a congenital

condition, meaning it was present at birth, caused by an abnormality in the

genes. This constant need for food is caused by a defect found in the

hypothalamus. This part of the brain determines the hunger of a person, and with

its defect, the person can never achieve a state of complete fullness.

 

Sleep Eating Disorder (SED-NOS)/Nocturnal Sleep-Eating Disorder Sleep Eating

Disorder (SED-NOS), also known as nocturnal sleep-eating disorder is a disorder

in which a person will eat and sometimes prepare their own food, while they are

asleep or in a semi-conscious state. The sufferer rarely remembers these

episodes and is embarrassed by their behavior. Sleep walking is frequent among

those with SED-NOS.

 

This disorder is a combination of both a sleeping and eating disorder. More than

half of its victims are women, and most sufferers are overweight or obese. Foods

typically eaten in these midnight binges are often high in fat and sugar. People

with this disorder often find themselves tired the next morning with feelings of

anxiousness, stress or anger.

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In former times people would have the blues, be shy, feel a

little off before menstruation, learn by moving, etc.

Now, all these things have become diseases and/or syndromes or

disorders.

I bet big pharma loves these new eating disorders as well so they

can make a buck out of them.

 

Dr. Maria Moratto

Prescription For Bliss

The Law of Attraction Alternative

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