Body Image & Eating Disorders Objectives:

SWBAT identify eating behaviors that are harmful to one’s health.

SWBAT locate & seek resources that can help deal or manage eating disorders.

Warm-Up:1. What are some factors that influence how you think

about your body?2. Create a chart that with the following columns:

Symptoms, Health Risks and rows: Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating

Disorder Symptoms Health Risks

Anorexia

Bulimia

Binge Eating

Your Body Image Media & other

influence can affect your body image BODY IMAGE: the way

you see your body Influences:

Models, Actors, Athletes

Peers

Accepting Yourself Growth Spurts Hormonal Changes

Fad Diets Fad Diets are neither safe nor reliable ways to

lose weight FAD DIETS: weight loss plans that tend to be popular for

only a short time. Fad Diets lead to WEIGHT CYCLING: a repeated pattern

of losing & regaining body weight

Recognizing Fad Diets Does not follow MyPyramid Guidelines Promises ultra-fast weight loss Promises you can lose weight without physical activity Uses words like: effortless, guaranteed, miraculous,

secret Require you to buy certain products

Fad Diets Types of Fad Diets

Miracle Foods: plans that promise you can “burn fat” by eating lots of single foods

Magic Combinations: certain foods eaten together trigger weight loss

Liquid Diets: replace solid foods with ultra-low calorie foods

Diet Pills: suppress appetite so you eat less, or “block” fat from the body

Fasting: not eating; depriving body of nutrients & can result in dehydration

Eating Disorders Extreme & dangerous eating behaviors

that require medical attention Classified as mental illnesses—often linked

to depression, low self-esteem, or troubled personal relationships

Eating disorders run in families Social & cultural forces that emphasize

physical appearance can play a role

Anorexia Nervosa Eating disorder win

which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves

See themselves as unrealistically overweight even when dangerously thin

Factors: Outside

pressures High

expectations Need to be

accepted Need to achieve

Affects self-concept & coping abilities

Anorexia Nervosa Obsessive Behaviors:

Avoiding food & meals Eating only a few kinds of food in small amounts Weighing or counting the calories in everything they eat Exercising excessively Weighing themselves repeatedly

Health Consequences Malnutrition & starvation Brittle bones (osteoporosis) Decreased heart rate, blood pressure reduced organ

size heart problems & cardiac death Decreased body temp. Decreased ability to fight off infection

Bulimia Nervosa Eating disorder that involves cycles of overeating

and purging Behaviors:

Go on binge, feel guilty so they purge Typically in the normal weight range for age & height Fear of weight gain Dissatisfaction with their bodies

Health Consequences Dehydration Sore & inflamed throat damaged teeth Damage to stomach, intestines, kidneys, esophagus Chemical Imbalances Irregular Heart Rhythm Heart

Failure -- Death

Binge Eating Disorder Eating disorder in which people eat

compulsively Not as frequent as bulimia During binge, disgusted with behavior, but

powerless to stop it More common in males Health Consequences: obesity, high blood

pressure, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease

Key Questions List 2 factors that influence body image. How might a poor body image result in an

eating disorder?