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Dr. Phil.com - Advice - Eating Disorder Warning Signs - 0 views

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  • There are warning signs that you do need to be looking for.
    • michelle tappert
       
      We all need to be aware in order to beat this disease as a  as a society or in other words, as a "team"!! People with this disease cannot do it alone just like any other disease. it is extremely important for them to have support. We need to be aware of the signs. 
  • they regard food as poison,"
  • "If they're acting around food as though it's toxic or poisonous, that should be a clue for you."
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  • baggy clothes
  • A significant change in apparent appetite
  • Excessive weight loss and an intense fear of weight gain
  • An unnatural preoccupation with food and calories  
  • An obsession with clothing size, scales and mirrors   Routine secrecy, such as leaving the table immediately after eating to go behind closed doors   Avoidance of family meals or events at which food is present   Wearing bulky clothes to hide weight loss   Excessive exercise   Social withdrawal and moodiness   Binging: eating an amount of food larger than most people would eat   Self-induced vomiting, the use of laxatives, diuretics, enemas or other medications, or fasting for days following a binge    Hoarding food for later binges and eating in secret
    • michelle tappert
       
      These signs should be tought in school because friends are the most likely to catch the eating disorder before it becomes even more dangerous!
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Causes of Eating Disorders in Children Teens Teenage Girls - 0 views

  • At most, genetics is only half the story: there are a number of factors that occur in a person’s life that puts them at greater risk to develop an eating disorder.
    • michelle tappert
       
      Specific examples are below. This paragraph explains all the factors. 
  • Cultural factors that emphasize thinness as part of the ideal appearance of women,
    • michelle tappert
       
      In my opinion, this is terrible that society shapes what they believe is beautiful. We need to stop caring so much about what others want us to look like and what other people think!
  • Regardless of which among these factors may be most responsible, once an eating disorder takes hold, the individual is likely to report low self esteem and an overwhelming need for control. Weight loss and thinness define their sense of self worth.
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Eating Disorder Prevention | Cause of an Eating Disorder | Eating Disorder Causes | Ano... - 0 views

    • michelle tappert
       
      This poem is extremely well known and very powerful. It explains how people suffering from eating disorders do no see themselves the way they truly are. They look into a mirror and see something completely different. 
    • michelle tappert
       
      the bolded letters above are extremely interesting because usually people blame this disease on one specific thing but in reality it is a mixture of so many different factors. 
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