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Prevention and awareness are key essentials in maintaining our physical bodies. Many resources may be found here including: statistics, demographics, and basic health regulations to assist you in a lifelong journey of whole health focusing on the first component of wholeness, the body. The health and faith resources found on this site combined can bring balance between our body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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Eating Disorders
Description: A group of conditions characterized by disturbances in eating behavior that may include frequent overeating (binging0, fasting, severe dieting, self-induced vomiting, laxative and diuretic use, and excessive exercise. Those affected are obsessively concerned with body weight.
Incidence: Fairly common (one to four percent of the American population; up to fifteen percent of high school girls in US; five million Americans)+
Prevalence: Females
Signs and symptoms:
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Anorexia or bulimia
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Significant weight loss
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Extreme concern about weight
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Denial of hunger, body weight and image
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Missing periods
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Eating large amounts of food
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Trips to the bathroom after meals
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Vomiting to purge food
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Use of laxatives
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Excessive exercise
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Loss of enamel on teeth
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Altered eating habits
Risk factors:
Usual treatment:
Usual course: Varies, though often long term
Spiritual considerations:
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Personal and family denial of the condition is common.
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Issues of control and powerlessness are often central
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Eating disorders can be life–threatening (a five percent mortality rate is associated with anorexia nervosa)
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The long term nature of eating disorders may require sustained spiritual and emotional support.
Suggested scriptures: 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20; 1 Samuel 16:7
Resources:
Resources and Inquiries Branch
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information RM 7C-02, MSC 8030
Bethesda, MD 20892-8030
800-421-4211
Harvard Eating Disorders Center
356 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 236 – 7766 www.hedc.org
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Faith, hope, and love coupled with wisdom assists the believer in achieving health harmony in the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit. Strengthen your inner man's soul and spirit by the associated articles, resources, and inspiration in our faith section. May the Lord prosper you with whole health. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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