CREATING A HEALTHY CREATING A HEALTHY YOUTHYOUTH

• Every year there are more and more Every year there are more and more children suffering from some sort of children suffering from some sort of eating disorder. What can be done to eating disorder. What can be done to correct this epidemic in our society? correct this epidemic in our society?

Know the SignsKnow the Signs

• According to the book Eating Disorders: Everything According to the book Eating Disorders: Everything You Need to Know, by Jim Kirkpatrick MD and Paul You Need to Know, by Jim Kirkpatrick MD and Paul Caldwell MD, There are three main types of Caldwell MD, There are three main types of

eating disorders. Anorexia, Bulimia,eating disorders. Anorexia, Bulimia,

and Binge Eating.and Binge Eating.

In order for there to be a reduction in this epidemicIn order for there to be a reduction in this epidemic

it is essential for parents, medical staff, teachers and it is essential for parents, medical staff, teachers and anyone else who works with children to recognize anyone else who works with children to recognize the warning signs so that we can help save these the warning signs so that we can help save these children from self destruction. children from self destruction.

ANOREXIAANOREXIA

• Warning signs for Warning signs for Anorexia are:Anorexia are:

• Rapid weight lossRapid weight loss• Obsession with Obsession with

becoming fatbecoming fat• Excessive exerciseExcessive exercise• Severe change in Severe change in

eating habitseating habits

BulimiaBulimia

• Bulimia can be a Bulimia can be a lot of the same lot of the same signs as Anorexia. signs as Anorexia.

• The difference in The difference in Bulimics is that Bulimics is that they may eat but they may eat but then purge their then purge their food either through food either through vomiting, laxatives vomiting, laxatives or diuretics.or diuretics.

BINGE EATINGBINGE EATING

• Binge eating is harder to detect because it is Binge eating is harder to detect because it is often done is secret.often done is secret.

• Someone suffering from Binge Eating disorder Someone suffering from Binge Eating disorder will eat extraordinary amounts of food at one will eat extraordinary amounts of food at one time. Often feeling that they are out of control. time. Often feeling that they are out of control.

STATISTICSSTATISTICS

• Eating disorders can occur in children as young as 7-8 years old Eating disorders can occur in children as young as 7-8 years old although the percentage is very low. Less than 1% of children in although the percentage is very low. Less than 1% of children in the 8-13 year old range are affected. In the age group of 13-18, the 8-13 year old range are affected. In the age group of 13-18, 2.7% of children are affected.2.7% of children are affected.

• Anorexia is the third most chronic illness among adolescentsAnorexia is the third most chronic illness among adolescents• 86% percent of the people with eating disorders reported that 86% percent of the people with eating disorders reported that

they developed in before the age of 20. 10% of those before age they developed in before the age of 20. 10% of those before age 10. 10.

• Only 1 in 10 people receive treatment for their eating disorder.Only 1 in 10 people receive treatment for their eating disorder.• 5-10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the 5-10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the

disease and 18-20% of anorexics will be dead in 20 years. disease and 18-20% of anorexics will be dead in 20 years. • The death rate associated with anorexia nervosa is 12 times The death rate associated with anorexia nervosa is 12 times

higher than ALL other causes of death for females ages15-24higher than ALL other causes of death for females ages15-24

WHERE CAN WE START ?WHERE CAN WE START ?

• How do we protect our youth from developing How do we protect our youth from developing any of these disorder?any of these disorder?

• We can start with knowledge and leading by We can start with knowledge and leading by example. example.

• There are four main locations for knowledge and There are four main locations for knowledge and example.example.

• *HOME*HOME• *MEDICAL*MEDICAL• *SCHOOLS*SCHOOLS• *MEDIA*MEDIA

HOMEHOME

• Parents are the firstParents are the first teachers of children. teachers of children.

• Parents need to be Parents need to be educated and cautious educated and cautious with their children.with their children.

• Children learn best by Children learn best by example so setting example so setting proper settings and proper settings and examples for children examples for children is the best way for is the best way for them to learn a healthy them to learn a healthy lifestyle. lifestyle.

MEDICAL AND SCHOOLSMEDICAL AND SCHOOLS

• Parents should get Parents should get advice from doctors advice from doctors if they are not sure if they are not sure how to educate their how to educate their children on a healthy children on a healthy lifestyle.lifestyle.

• Teachers should also Teachers should also teach a healthy teach a healthy eating segment in eating segment in their health or their health or science classes. science classes.

MEDIAMEDIA

The media produces The media produces images of what a person images of what a person “should” look like. These “should” look like. These images are often not images are often not realistic resulting in realistic resulting in young girls having poor young girls having poor body image and body image and believing that these believing that these images are what they images are what they are supposed to look are supposed to look like. The Barbie doll like. The Barbie doll image is still in effect as image is still in effect as the “perfect” body. In the “perfect” body. In actuality most women do actuality most women do not look like that. not look like that.

• The media is too busy The media is too busy showing ultra thin showing ultra thin models and actresses models and actresses that are ridiculously that are ridiculously skinny. We need to skinny. We need to start focusing on the start focusing on the inner beauty of inner beauty of people. Not teaching people. Not teaching children that they are children that they are only beautiful if they only beautiful if they are thin. are thin.

WE NEED TO:WE NEED TO:

• Teach healthy Teach healthy eating habitseating habits

• Teach healthy ways Teach healthy ways to exercise and to exercise and participate in sportsparticipate in sports

• Change the way Change the way media shows beauty media shows beauty to a healthy body to a healthy body not Anorexic thin. not Anorexic thin.

IF WE DON’TIF WE DON’T

• We need to change our society and our We need to change our society and our perception of beauty along with how it is perception of beauty along with how it is taught to our children. If we don’t the taught to our children. If we don’t the images that we will end up seeing are images that we will end up seeing are definitely not visions of beauty. definitely not visions of beauty.

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