Transcript Body Image and Eating Disorders

Body Image and Eating
Disorders:
Please take notes. This will be on a quiz!!
Definitions:
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Anorexia=Fear of gaining weight, see
themselves
differently than others, starve themselves
This leads to loss of period in girls (this is called
amenorrhea)
Bulimia=Binge and purge
 Binge eating = Most common. Out of control over
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eating. Eating when not hungry. Feeling guilty about it later.
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Muscle dysmorphia= Often seen in men. This
person thinks they need to be more muscular or more toned
and is obsessed with it. They say “I'm not big enough”. In a way
the opposite of anorexia.CALLED BIGOREXIA
Exercise Bulimia-Excessive exercising in order to lose weight
Other inappropriate ways to prevent weight gain are:
laxatives, fasting, vomiting, diet pills, excessive exercising
Facts
 A study in 1995 found that 3
minutes spent looking at models in
magazines caused 70% of women
to feel depressed
 There are 3 billion women who
don’t look like supermodels and
only 8 who do
 The models in the magazines are
Airbrushed…they don’t really look
like that!
 Our bodies are programmed to
weigh a certain amount
 “Genetics loads the gun and
environment pulls the trigger”
So..If you have a relative with an
eating disorder you are 30 times
more likely to get one
Celebrities who have had eating disorders:
Lindsay Lohan • Lily Allen • Kelly Clarkson •
Victoria BeckhamJessica Alba • Ashlee
Simpson • Christina Ricci • Sharon Osbourne
• Demi Lovato • Kate Winslet • Snooki •
Bethenny Frankel • Lucy Hale • Brittany
Snow •
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Everybody is born different: different
bone structure, different genetics, some
more muscular than others, some are
more lean.
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Eating disorders are first and foremost a
MENTAL DISORDER.
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It’s all about BALANCE
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You can die from an eating disorder! But
usually before the eating disorder kills the
victim they usually commit suicide. Eating
disorders are highly correlated with suicide
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All eating disorders are
connected to:
1.Genetics
2.Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder(OCD)
3. Anxiety and depression
Mary Kate is one of many celebrities that
4. Cutting/self mutilation
struggles with an eating disorder. Do you
5. Family Problems/Big Life changes like that she looks GOOD? What other
famous people have struggled?
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15-20% of Males have
eating disorders
Middle school students
gain 40 lbs during
puberty
You can be 180lbs and
still be fit and healthy
Middle school students
need proper nutrition
since they are growing
Skipping meals will help
you lose weight
Eating low fat foods will
help you lose weight
The media has a lot to do
with our body image
Body Image
Body Image = Body image is how you see yourself
when you look in the mirror or picture yourself in your
mind.
 Negative body image= distorted perception—
seeing things that aren't so. People with negative body image are more
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likely to get an eating disorder and more likely to suffer feelings of depression, low self-esteem,
loneliness.
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Positive body image= celebrate and accept the way
your body is perfect or not. Comfortable in your own
skin
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Accept your body-Accept yourself
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http://video.ted.com/talk/podcast/2013G/
None/SandraAamodt_2013G.mp4
To review:
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It all about: Self esteem, good body image, balance
What is amenorrhea?
How much does a middle school student usually
gain during puberty?
Is looking at magazines good for your body image?
Do boys also have eating disorders?
What are eating disorders highly correlated/related
to?