Blog 5-Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders have the misconception that is a lifestyle choice but it is in fact it is a mental health illness that can affect anyone and any gender or age. According to Mayoclinic, eating disorders are a serious and fatal illness related to persistent eating behavior that impacts your health, your emotions, and your ability to function in your life. These negative behaviors can have the individual focus too much on their body image, body weight, and amount of food eaten which can lead to damage to the heart, digestive system, bones, teeth, mouth, and other diseases. The most common eating disorders according to National Institute of Mental Health (NIHM), are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (NIHM.com). Symptoms of each eating disorder: Anorexia nervosa is when an individual see themselves as overweight even though they are underweight. They tend to constantly weigh themselves, restrict amount of food or count cal...