The Skinny On Diet Pills by Stephen White
Have you been hanging around the buffet table for far too long? Do your jeans snap open when you do a simple twist? Have you ever had any part of your body jiggle when you walk? It is an incredibly frustrating situation when your body does not look (or even feel) the way you would like.
While some might opt to take the dangerous turn of acquiring eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia to hasten their weight loss progress, there is a safer and far more pleasant feeling method of achieving weight loss. Exercising at least 30 minutes a day may even be enough to do some significant positive change to your appearance and weight even in just a matter of one to two months. Couple this with the right kind of diet, but never deprive yourself food such that your body is legitimately hungry all the time.
Unfortunately there are people who would really like to lose weight but are either too lazy or impatient for them to make healthy lifestyle changes. It is important to note that while some doctors prescribe weight loss pills or diet pills to their patients, this doesn't mean that just about anyone could buy them from any drug store or pharmacy and just pop them in their mouths.
1. Think Before You Act
Before buying diet pills, you must first go to a registered physician or a registered dietician for them to be able to assess your weight and your body mass index (BMI) among other health related information that concerns yourself. These doctors would really have to know your family's medical history like if your family tends to lean towards the healthy side or are there any cases of cancer, high blood pressure or heart attacks in your family.
2. Risks Associated With Diet Pills
Hereditary illnesses are an incredibly important reference point for registered doctors and registered dieticians. They need to know this information so they can prescribe to you the correct pill. In addition, some people can have allergic reactions from weight loss pills or a multitude of side-effects.
A popular diet pill that has been around for quite some time called Xenical. This diet pill acts by draining the excess fat through constant bowel movements. This may be a little gross or inconvenient for some (especially those people who are always on the go) but with the proper diet and exercise this weight loss pill promises to help you shed off at least twenty pounds in just a matter of two months. People who have used this weight loss wonder have had nothing but praise for this drug. However, they testify that it was incredibly inconvenient, not to mention a foul smelling experience. Doctors are actually praising this drug for another reason, it also lowers the risk of high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Other diet pills, however, are not as great for our bodies. The notorious Bangkok pill, which has been circulating all over the world, promises significant amounts of weight loss in just a mere 2 weeks. A lot of people fall prey to this unhealthy weight loss drug because it's a lot faster than the other weight loss drugs and doesn't require you to go the bathroom every now and then. There are three sets of pills that one must take everyday, these diet pills are labeled as breakfast, lunch and dinner (which contains several more packs of diet pills) and you have to take one or two from each of these packs and take these weight loss pills after every corresponding meal. The weight loss effect from these Bangkok pills are indeed drastic but they are banned and considered as illegal due to their extremely high chance of causing heart attack or stroke.
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mercredi 27 juin 2007
Understand the Science of Obesity And You're On Your Way
Understand the Science of Obesity And You're On Your Way by Wan Ibrahim
Many people think obesity means that a person is overweight, but that's not exactly true. An overweight person has a surplus amount of weight that includes muscle, bone, fat and water. An obese person has a surplus of body fat. Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used to determine if a person is obese or not. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered to be obese, and a BMI over 40 is considered to be severely obese.
Factors such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, genetics and certain medical disorders cause obesity, but it can be conquered.
Eating Disorder
Obesity itself is not an eating disorder, but people who are obese or who fear becoming obese may develop one. There are three type of eating disorder:-
Binge eating - binge eaters eat uncontrollably and quickly eating an unusually large amount of food at one sitting. They eat mostly sugar and fat. As a result, they may lack certain vitamins and nutrients.
Bulimia nervosa - bulimics binge eat, usually in secret, then purge to get rid of the calories just eaten. They may also exercise intensely for long periods of time to burn off the extra calories, or they may go for long periods of time without eating.
Anorexia nervosa - anorexics literally starve themselves due to an intense fear of being fat. Their bodies are severely depleted of nutrients. As a result, they develop muscular atrophy, dehydration, low blood pressure and organ damage to name a few. Because anorexia is so life threatening, the first stage of treatment is getting body weight back to normal. Treatments for eating disorder include therapy and medications.
Fat & Cholesterol
For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on the bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol foods from our diets. Well, unfortunately,we were doing it all wrong.
Instead of eliminating fat completely, we should have been eliminating the "bad fats," the fats associated with obesity and heart disease and eating the "good fats," the fats that actually help improve blood cholesterol levels.
Dietary Treatments
Americans spends millions of dollars each year on diet books,products, and weight-loss plans. But, why aren't they working? Because people are doing the wrong things! These popular diets often offer promises of quick weight-loss with no hunger, and the majority of those dieters who do succeed end up gaining the weight back within a year.
It's important to remember that your weight should be lost gradually. When you first start dieting, you will probably lose more water weight, therefore you may be losing more pounds initially. But, if you're doing it right, your weight loss will slow down to an average of one to two pounds per week. You can only lose three pounds of fat per week, anything over that is water loss or muscle loss.
Medical Treatments
In some instances health professionals will perform weight-loss surgery. As with any surgery, it comes with many risks, and it's not a solution for everyone. In order to qualify for surgery, most people must be severely obese or obese with serious medical conditions.
Drug therapy is available for people with a BMI 30 or over with no medical conditions or for people with a BMI of over 27 with two or more obesity-related conditions.
Natural Alternatives
Many prefer to utilize natural alternatives rather than resorting to appetite suppressants and surgical procedures, it's often more healthy. The alternatives include detoxification and live-food diet, low-carb high protein diet and ayurveda. All natural alternatives require some form of exercise.
Exercise
Exercise is vital to shedding excess weight and keeping it off. Any regular exercise that raise the heart rate for at least a half hour straight, will do wonders for your body. Simply taking a walk, starting slow, then working your way up to power walking,is an excellent method of exercise.
Behavioral Changes
Changing your behavior is a key component to conquering obesity. Crash diets that cause people to lose weight drastically almost always backfire because there is no change in behavior and habits. Obesity is a lifestyle, and conquering obesity is a lifestyle also. Losing focus is a common problem with those who are trying to lose weight and keep it off.
About the Author
Wan Ibrahim is a writer and owner of AdiPublishing.Biz. He writes on Health & Wellness. For more details on Conquering Obesity, please visit : http://no-obese.adipublishing.biz
Many people think obesity means that a person is overweight, but that's not exactly true. An overweight person has a surplus amount of weight that includes muscle, bone, fat and water. An obese person has a surplus of body fat. Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used to determine if a person is obese or not. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered to be obese, and a BMI over 40 is considered to be severely obese.
Factors such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, genetics and certain medical disorders cause obesity, but it can be conquered.
Eating Disorder
Obesity itself is not an eating disorder, but people who are obese or who fear becoming obese may develop one. There are three type of eating disorder:-
Binge eating - binge eaters eat uncontrollably and quickly eating an unusually large amount of food at one sitting. They eat mostly sugar and fat. As a result, they may lack certain vitamins and nutrients.
Bulimia nervosa - bulimics binge eat, usually in secret, then purge to get rid of the calories just eaten. They may also exercise intensely for long periods of time to burn off the extra calories, or they may go for long periods of time without eating.
Anorexia nervosa - anorexics literally starve themselves due to an intense fear of being fat. Their bodies are severely depleted of nutrients. As a result, they develop muscular atrophy, dehydration, low blood pressure and organ damage to name a few. Because anorexia is so life threatening, the first stage of treatment is getting body weight back to normal. Treatments for eating disorder include therapy and medications.
Fat & Cholesterol
For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on the bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol foods from our diets. Well, unfortunately,we were doing it all wrong.
Instead of eliminating fat completely, we should have been eliminating the "bad fats," the fats associated with obesity and heart disease and eating the "good fats," the fats that actually help improve blood cholesterol levels.
Dietary Treatments
Americans spends millions of dollars each year on diet books,products, and weight-loss plans. But, why aren't they working? Because people are doing the wrong things! These popular diets often offer promises of quick weight-loss with no hunger, and the majority of those dieters who do succeed end up gaining the weight back within a year.
It's important to remember that your weight should be lost gradually. When you first start dieting, you will probably lose more water weight, therefore you may be losing more pounds initially. But, if you're doing it right, your weight loss will slow down to an average of one to two pounds per week. You can only lose three pounds of fat per week, anything over that is water loss or muscle loss.
Medical Treatments
In some instances health professionals will perform weight-loss surgery. As with any surgery, it comes with many risks, and it's not a solution for everyone. In order to qualify for surgery, most people must be severely obese or obese with serious medical conditions.
Drug therapy is available for people with a BMI 30 or over with no medical conditions or for people with a BMI of over 27 with two or more obesity-related conditions.
Natural Alternatives
Many prefer to utilize natural alternatives rather than resorting to appetite suppressants and surgical procedures, it's often more healthy. The alternatives include detoxification and live-food diet, low-carb high protein diet and ayurveda. All natural alternatives require some form of exercise.
Exercise
Exercise is vital to shedding excess weight and keeping it off. Any regular exercise that raise the heart rate for at least a half hour straight, will do wonders for your body. Simply taking a walk, starting slow, then working your way up to power walking,is an excellent method of exercise.
Behavioral Changes
Changing your behavior is a key component to conquering obesity. Crash diets that cause people to lose weight drastically almost always backfire because there is no change in behavior and habits. Obesity is a lifestyle, and conquering obesity is a lifestyle also. Losing focus is a common problem with those who are trying to lose weight and keep it off.
About the Author
Wan Ibrahim is a writer and owner of AdiPublishing.Biz. He writes on Health & Wellness. For more details on Conquering Obesity, please visit : http://no-obese.adipublishing.biz
How Anorexia Or Bulimia Can Affect Pregnancy
How Anorexia Or Bulimia Can Affect Pregnancy by Eric Morgan
The combination of an eating disorder and pregnancy is a dangerous one for both the mother and the child. Eating disorders can have a great deal of effects on the mother's body. Some of the effects may make it difficult or even impossible to become pregnant, while others will allow a pregnancy to happen, but can have drastic consequences for the mother and child.
For an Anorexic or Bulimic that is suffering severely from the eating disorder or that has had it for a number of years, their body may have become affected to the point where they are no longer menstruating or ovulating, which will both obviously affect the body's ability to become pregnant.
For those that do manage to become pregnant and that continue to suffer from the eating disorder, there are a number of complications that can occur such as:
* Miscarriage or stillbirth
* Trouble breathing or low-energy level due to nutrition that is being taken by the fetus and away from the mother
* Increased risk of the mother developing depression and suicidal ideation during the pregnancy due to the weight being gained and emotional feelings of weight/body image being out of control
* Increased bone loss due to calcium that is being taken by the fetus
* Lack of appropriate nutrition for the fetus due to compensatory behaviors used by mother, which can cause effects on the development of key organs and systems
* Going into premature labor and increased likelihood of a c-section needing to be performed
* Increased risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia - both of which can be serious medical conditions that can affect the mother's health and risk of additional complications, including survival, for the chld
* Low birth weight for the child, which can lead to low AGPAR scores and development delays
* Higher risk of birth defects for the child
* Respiratory illnesses in the child after birth
* Additional medical risks to the mother, including kidney, liver or heart problems due to the added strain on the body to support the fetus
* Increase risk of the mother developing post-partum depression
There are several things that a person with an eating disorder can do to have a healthy pregnancy including:
* be in counseling/treatment for the eating disorder to deal with the eating disorder before becoming pregnant
* be back to a normal body weight and eating a healthy diet including the use of prenatal vitamins
* stop compensatory behaviors, such as binging, purging, excessive exercise or laxative use before pregnancy occurs
* consult with a doctor for regular checkups and make sure to let your OB/GYN doctor know about the eating disorder at your first visit if he/she is not aware of it already
* consult with a nutritionist to create healthy eating habits and diets that are well balanced and nutritious for both you and the baby
* be in counseling to deal with physical and emotional changes that will occur during and after the pregnancy
* Continue healthy eating after pregnancy in order to have the ability to breastfeed, which can have benefits for both the mother and the child
* Ask your partner and friends/family to help you by watching for signs that your unhealthy eating or compensatory behaviors are returning or that you are suffering from post-partum depression after the birth
* Join a support group for those that are pregnant and have an eating disorder in order to have support and share experiences with others
A woman with an eating disorder that wishes to have a baby needs to understand the effects that having the eating disorder during pregnancy can have on both her and the child. She may find it extremely hard to become pregnant and if she does manage to become pregnant, may be unable to sustain the pregnancy or may face severe medical complications and dangers for both herself and the child.
Therefore, it is very important to seek the help of medical and mental health professionals prior to becoming pregnant in order to receive treatment for the eating disorder and to reduce possible complications that she or the baby will face during the pregnancy or in the future.
About the Author
Please visit Avalon Hills Eating Disorder Treatment Center for more information about eating disorders and how it can affect pregnancy.
The combination of an eating disorder and pregnancy is a dangerous one for both the mother and the child. Eating disorders can have a great deal of effects on the mother's body. Some of the effects may make it difficult or even impossible to become pregnant, while others will allow a pregnancy to happen, but can have drastic consequences for the mother and child.
For an Anorexic or Bulimic that is suffering severely from the eating disorder or that has had it for a number of years, their body may have become affected to the point where they are no longer menstruating or ovulating, which will both obviously affect the body's ability to become pregnant.
For those that do manage to become pregnant and that continue to suffer from the eating disorder, there are a number of complications that can occur such as:
* Miscarriage or stillbirth
* Trouble breathing or low-energy level due to nutrition that is being taken by the fetus and away from the mother
* Increased risk of the mother developing depression and suicidal ideation during the pregnancy due to the weight being gained and emotional feelings of weight/body image being out of control
* Increased bone loss due to calcium that is being taken by the fetus
* Lack of appropriate nutrition for the fetus due to compensatory behaviors used by mother, which can cause effects on the development of key organs and systems
* Going into premature labor and increased likelihood of a c-section needing to be performed
* Increased risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia - both of which can be serious medical conditions that can affect the mother's health and risk of additional complications, including survival, for the chld
* Low birth weight for the child, which can lead to low AGPAR scores and development delays
* Higher risk of birth defects for the child
* Respiratory illnesses in the child after birth
* Additional medical risks to the mother, including kidney, liver or heart problems due to the added strain on the body to support the fetus
* Increase risk of the mother developing post-partum depression
There are several things that a person with an eating disorder can do to have a healthy pregnancy including:
* be in counseling/treatment for the eating disorder to deal with the eating disorder before becoming pregnant
* be back to a normal body weight and eating a healthy diet including the use of prenatal vitamins
* stop compensatory behaviors, such as binging, purging, excessive exercise or laxative use before pregnancy occurs
* consult with a doctor for regular checkups and make sure to let your OB/GYN doctor know about the eating disorder at your first visit if he/she is not aware of it already
* consult with a nutritionist to create healthy eating habits and diets that are well balanced and nutritious for both you and the baby
* be in counseling to deal with physical and emotional changes that will occur during and after the pregnancy
* Continue healthy eating after pregnancy in order to have the ability to breastfeed, which can have benefits for both the mother and the child
* Ask your partner and friends/family to help you by watching for signs that your unhealthy eating or compensatory behaviors are returning or that you are suffering from post-partum depression after the birth
* Join a support group for those that are pregnant and have an eating disorder in order to have support and share experiences with others
A woman with an eating disorder that wishes to have a baby needs to understand the effects that having the eating disorder during pregnancy can have on both her and the child. She may find it extremely hard to become pregnant and if she does manage to become pregnant, may be unable to sustain the pregnancy or may face severe medical complications and dangers for both herself and the child.
Therefore, it is very important to seek the help of medical and mental health professionals prior to becoming pregnant in order to receive treatment for the eating disorder and to reduce possible complications that she or the baby will face during the pregnancy or in the future.
About the Author
Please visit Avalon Hills Eating Disorder Treatment Center for more information about eating disorders and how it can affect pregnancy.
Do You Have an Eating Disorder ?
Do You Have an Eating Disorder ? by Scott Mogul
It is estimated that eight million Americans have an eating disorder. There are three basic types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating. These types of eating disorders can be very serious; untreated, they can be life-threatening.
Anorexia
Anorexia is an eating disorder in which one does not eat enough food. This is one of the more common types of eating disorders. In addition to not eating enough food, anorexics may exercise too much. They burn far more calories than they take in. A normal person requires about 1200 calories a day just for their body to perform basic functions, for the kidneys and heart and lungs to work, and so on. People with anorexia don't take in enough calories to support normal body functioning. About ten percent of the people diagnosed with anorexia actually die from the condition.
People with anorexia tend to have a distorted body image. They view themselves as fat even though they are truly very much underweight. That is not always the case, however. There are other reasons people may become anorexic. Studies suggest many people with an eating disorder have a history of child abuse and that this is a contributing factor to their illness. They may have a history of other self-destructive behaviors as well, such as self-mutilation or suicide attempts.
Anorexia damages the bones and causes osteoporosis. It causes damage to the heart, muscles, and kidneys. It weakens the immune system. There are changes in brain function and even in brain structure. They may suffer dehydration and electrolyte imbalances in their blood. They lose the ability to recognize when they are hungry. People with anorexia often withdraw from social situations due to weakness, fatigue, and self-consciousness about their appearance and eating habits.
Bulimia
Bulimia is another of the common types of eating disorders. It is an eating disorder in which one eats but then purges by vomiting up the food. People with bulimia may also abuse laxatives so that food moves through their digestive systems faster, therefore not being absorbed fully by their system. They may or may not binge by eating an excessive amount of food before purging.
Bulimics may maintain normal weight by vomiting only after binging, or they may restrict food intake at times or vomit more frequently, and therefore be underweight. Sometimes instead of vomiting, they may exercise excessively or fast for a period of time to counteract the amount of food they eat.
Bulimics suffer many of the same health risks of anorexics. They also suffer damage to their teeth and their esophagus due to the acidic content of vomit, and may also develop ulcers. They may have constipation or diarrhea. Like people with other eating disorders, they may withdraw from social situations and isolate themselves from others.
Compulsive overeating
Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder at the other end of the spectrum. It is one the lesser understood types of eating disorders. Compulsive overeaters have an overwhelming compulsion to eat, even when they are not hungry or after they are full. They often overeat for emotional reasons. They may eat when they are sad, anxious, lonely, or experiencing other uncomfortable emotions.
Compulsive overeating is a serious eating disorder. The risks of obesity are well known. Compulsive overeaters may suffer from heart problems, breathing problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, and diabetes. They also experience feelings of embarrassment and shame in social situations.
All eating disorders carry serious health risks and require medical treatment. Psychological treatment is usually required as well. If you think you or someone you know has an eating disorder, you should see a doctor for an assessment and treatment as soon as possible. Eating disorders can be fatal if not treated.
For more information about eating disorders and treatment, please visit for http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm This website is dedicated to raising awareness and providing information on Eating Disorders.
About the Author
This article was written by Scott Mogul, editor for the website http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm
It is estimated that eight million Americans have an eating disorder. There are three basic types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating. These types of eating disorders can be very serious; untreated, they can be life-threatening.
Anorexia
Anorexia is an eating disorder in which one does not eat enough food. This is one of the more common types of eating disorders. In addition to not eating enough food, anorexics may exercise too much. They burn far more calories than they take in. A normal person requires about 1200 calories a day just for their body to perform basic functions, for the kidneys and heart and lungs to work, and so on. People with anorexia don't take in enough calories to support normal body functioning. About ten percent of the people diagnosed with anorexia actually die from the condition.
People with anorexia tend to have a distorted body image. They view themselves as fat even though they are truly very much underweight. That is not always the case, however. There are other reasons people may become anorexic. Studies suggest many people with an eating disorder have a history of child abuse and that this is a contributing factor to their illness. They may have a history of other self-destructive behaviors as well, such as self-mutilation or suicide attempts.
Anorexia damages the bones and causes osteoporosis. It causes damage to the heart, muscles, and kidneys. It weakens the immune system. There are changes in brain function and even in brain structure. They may suffer dehydration and electrolyte imbalances in their blood. They lose the ability to recognize when they are hungry. People with anorexia often withdraw from social situations due to weakness, fatigue, and self-consciousness about their appearance and eating habits.
Bulimia
Bulimia is another of the common types of eating disorders. It is an eating disorder in which one eats but then purges by vomiting up the food. People with bulimia may also abuse laxatives so that food moves through their digestive systems faster, therefore not being absorbed fully by their system. They may or may not binge by eating an excessive amount of food before purging.
Bulimics may maintain normal weight by vomiting only after binging, or they may restrict food intake at times or vomit more frequently, and therefore be underweight. Sometimes instead of vomiting, they may exercise excessively or fast for a period of time to counteract the amount of food they eat.
Bulimics suffer many of the same health risks of anorexics. They also suffer damage to their teeth and their esophagus due to the acidic content of vomit, and may also develop ulcers. They may have constipation or diarrhea. Like people with other eating disorders, they may withdraw from social situations and isolate themselves from others.
Compulsive overeating
Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder at the other end of the spectrum. It is one the lesser understood types of eating disorders. Compulsive overeaters have an overwhelming compulsion to eat, even when they are not hungry or after they are full. They often overeat for emotional reasons. They may eat when they are sad, anxious, lonely, or experiencing other uncomfortable emotions.
Compulsive overeating is a serious eating disorder. The risks of obesity are well known. Compulsive overeaters may suffer from heart problems, breathing problems, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, and diabetes. They also experience feelings of embarrassment and shame in social situations.
All eating disorders carry serious health risks and require medical treatment. Psychological treatment is usually required as well. If you think you or someone you know has an eating disorder, you should see a doctor for an assessment and treatment as soon as possible. Eating disorders can be fatal if not treated.
For more information about eating disorders and treatment, please visit for http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm This website is dedicated to raising awareness and providing information on Eating Disorders.
About the Author
This article was written by Scott Mogul, editor for the website http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm
Know The Health Risks For Eating Disorder Prevention
Know The Health Risks For Eating Disorder Prevention by Sandra Kim Leong
An awareness that there can be health risks makes eating disorder prevention more possible. At the start, you may not realize that when you become pro Ana, you would be creating harm to your body. With binge eating, you do not realize that it is not just a matter of becoming fat.
There are serious health consequences to having an eating disorder. An eating disorder is a condition that you should not simply dismiss as something that is not serious. If you do not seek early treatment, it can affect your entire self-image but also cause a deteoriation to the functioning of your organs. In the worst case scenario, eating disorders can cause complications that are life threatening.
You need to consult your doctor right away if you suspect that you are suffering from an eating disorder. Know the facts so that you can work towards eating disorder prevention. Here are some of the most common health consequences that you expose to with an eating disorder:
1. Anorexia. In your quest to being thin, you deny your body of important food and nutrients. When you stop eating, your body grows weak and its natural processes slow down as it tries to conserve energy. You will grow weak and lose muscle and bone density. If you allow this to continue over an extended period of time, you may end up with several serious health complications.
Your heart rate also starts to slow down and you suffer from low blood pressure. You may also get kidney failure if your body is dehydrated long enough.
Physically, you would see dry hair, dull skin, and hair loss. You may also start to grow fine hair over your entire body because your body is trying to maintain a steady temperature. You also become easily fatigued, prone to fainting and feel generally weak all over.
2. Bulimia. If you are bulimic, then you are engaging in a cycle of binging and purging. This cycle is unhealthy. Your binging and purging sessions will lead to chemical and electrolyte imbalances. This can have vast consequences on the health of your heart and other vital organs.
You can get irregular heartbeats and heart failure because of imbalances. Since you are suffering from dehydration and the loss of potassium and sodium, you can end up with gastric rupture and other serious digestive problems.
You may also rupture your esophagus because of your repeated vomiting. You will also have dental problems including serious tooth decay because of the stomach acids that you are frequently vomiting.
With poor digestion, you can also suffer from irregular bowel movements and constipation. Bowel difficulty can affect other aspects of your health when you are unable to clear waste material from your body properly.
3. Binge Eating. If you are a binge eater, then you would find it difficult to control your portion size and the type of food you eat. You have no awareness that you should stop eating when it is time to do so and often eat beyond your requirements. Although you often feel sick from over eating afterwards, you simply find it hard to stop your habits.
The problem also lies when you eat large amounts of unhealthy foods such as fast foods. Such foods are toxic to your body. They put you at risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, clinical obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and gallbladder disease. You also end up feeling depressed. Overall, the state of your health and well being drops drastically.
About the Author
Appalled by the rising incidences of eating disorders, Sandra Kim Leong publishes a blog to create awareness about the dangers of having one. For tips on eating disorder prevention and a free download report, please visit her site at http://www.Eating-Disorder-Research.com.
An awareness that there can be health risks makes eating disorder prevention more possible. At the start, you may not realize that when you become pro Ana, you would be creating harm to your body. With binge eating, you do not realize that it is not just a matter of becoming fat.
There are serious health consequences to having an eating disorder. An eating disorder is a condition that you should not simply dismiss as something that is not serious. If you do not seek early treatment, it can affect your entire self-image but also cause a deteoriation to the functioning of your organs. In the worst case scenario, eating disorders can cause complications that are life threatening.
You need to consult your doctor right away if you suspect that you are suffering from an eating disorder. Know the facts so that you can work towards eating disorder prevention. Here are some of the most common health consequences that you expose to with an eating disorder:
1. Anorexia. In your quest to being thin, you deny your body of important food and nutrients. When you stop eating, your body grows weak and its natural processes slow down as it tries to conserve energy. You will grow weak and lose muscle and bone density. If you allow this to continue over an extended period of time, you may end up with several serious health complications.
Your heart rate also starts to slow down and you suffer from low blood pressure. You may also get kidney failure if your body is dehydrated long enough.
Physically, you would see dry hair, dull skin, and hair loss. You may also start to grow fine hair over your entire body because your body is trying to maintain a steady temperature. You also become easily fatigued, prone to fainting and feel generally weak all over.
2. Bulimia. If you are bulimic, then you are engaging in a cycle of binging and purging. This cycle is unhealthy. Your binging and purging sessions will lead to chemical and electrolyte imbalances. This can have vast consequences on the health of your heart and other vital organs.
You can get irregular heartbeats and heart failure because of imbalances. Since you are suffering from dehydration and the loss of potassium and sodium, you can end up with gastric rupture and other serious digestive problems.
You may also rupture your esophagus because of your repeated vomiting. You will also have dental problems including serious tooth decay because of the stomach acids that you are frequently vomiting.
With poor digestion, you can also suffer from irregular bowel movements and constipation. Bowel difficulty can affect other aspects of your health when you are unable to clear waste material from your body properly.
3. Binge Eating. If you are a binge eater, then you would find it difficult to control your portion size and the type of food you eat. You have no awareness that you should stop eating when it is time to do so and often eat beyond your requirements. Although you often feel sick from over eating afterwards, you simply find it hard to stop your habits.
The problem also lies when you eat large amounts of unhealthy foods such as fast foods. Such foods are toxic to your body. They put you at risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, clinical obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and gallbladder disease. You also end up feeling depressed. Overall, the state of your health and well being drops drastically.
About the Author
Appalled by the rising incidences of eating disorders, Sandra Kim Leong publishes a blog to create awareness about the dangers of having one. For tips on eating disorder prevention and a free download report, please visit her site at http://www.Eating-Disorder-Research.com.
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