ACTIVITY 3: Differentiate them A. Answer the following:
1. What is the difference between the 3 eating disorders?
2. What are the ways to prevent eating disorders?
B. Choose one eating disorder and create a story or a poem about it. The poem or story must include the cause and effect of eating disorders and how to cope with people with eating disorders.
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1. What is the difference between the 3 eating disorders?
2. What are the ways to prevent eating disorders?
B. Choose one eating disorder and create a story or a poem about it. The poem or story must include the cause and effect of eating disorders and how to cope with people with eating disorders.
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1. Anorexia nervosa. This is characterized by weight loss often due to excessive dieting and exercise, sometimes to the point of starvation. People with anorexia feel they can never be thin enough and continue to see themselves as “fat” despite extreme weight loss. Bulimia nervosa. The condition is marked by cycles of extreme overeating, known as bingeing, followed by purging or other behaviors to compensate for the overeating. It is also associated with feelings of loss of control about eating. Binge eating disorder. This is characterized by regular episodes of extreme overeating and feelings of loss of control about eating.
The main difference between diagnoses is that anorexia nervosa is a syndrome of self-starvation involving significant weight loss of 15 percent or more of ideal body weight, whereas patients with bulimia nervosa are, by definition, at normal weight or above.
2. Research has shown that the most effective eating disorder prevention programs: Use a health promotion approach, focusing on building self-esteem, positive body image, and a balanced approach to nutrition and physical activity.