NTR 401 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bulimia Nervosa, Human Body Weight, Eating Disorder
15 May 2016
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Restrictive dieting to become thin may lead to disorder. Identical twins have a higher chance of developing eating disorder than fraternal tins. <85% of ideal intense fear of gaining weight distorted body image amenorrhea (diminish bone mass for women) Begins with a simple diet and leads to semi-starvation. Occurs 1 in 200 adolescent girls (10% are male) From middle or upper ses with an overbearing mother and high expectations. Abnormal eating habits and eating very little food (tries to hide this) Prepares large meals for others but doesn"t eat. Low estrogen, infertility and bone mineral losses. Skin and bone appearance lowering of body temperature appearance of lanugo and loss of hair lower bmr, lower heart rate iron deficient anemia and other nutrient deficiency constipation, amenorrhea. Decrease exercise: psychological essential to treatment. Athletes sport that emphasizes lean appearance focus on maintaining ideal body weight . Weight loss dieting at an early age unsupervised dieting.
