Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia and Ed-Nos
Abstract Eating disorders are common in a culture with being obsessed with body image, dieting, and fast food (Jacobs, C). Dissatisfaction with our body and dieting can often lead to dangerous and unhealthy eating habits. More and more eating habits are patterns leading to eating disorders (Jacobs, C). We now are aware of these different types of illnesses; and they are treatable and people are ready to help you (Jacobs, C). There are three main types of eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and ED-NOS (“Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified”) (Jacobs, C). I will be discussing all three types of eating disorders, what they are, health complications and how they can be treated.
History of Eating Disorders I want to give you a brief history of eating disorders, before I start talking about them. In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Persian manuscripts, there are descriptions of eating disorder very common to what we call anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (www.anred.com). In the scrolls of early Chinese dynasties, there has been mentioned of similar behaviors to starvation and stuffing (www.anred.com). In Ancient Roman, at lavish banquets, Romans would overindulged and then relieve themselves in a vomitorium (lavatory chamber that accommodated vomiting) so they could return to the banquet and finish eating (www.anred.com). African tribal lore contains stories of people who refused to eat during famine time, so they could give the little bit of food they had available to their children (www.anred.com). When the famine passed, some people still refused to eat and were in danger of drying from starvation (www.anred.com). Some people were healed by Shamans, who induced trance states, which is similar to hypnotherapy (www.anred.com). In 1689, Richard Morton in London made the first description of anorexia nervosa in medical literature. He was credited with describing anorexia patients as “a skeleton clad only with skin”
History of Eating Disorders I want to give you a brief history of eating disorders, before I start talking about them. In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Persian manuscripts, there are descriptions of eating disorder very common to what we call anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (www.anred.com). In the scrolls of early Chinese dynasties, there has been mentioned of similar behaviors to starvation and stuffing (www.anred.com). In Ancient Roman, at lavish banquets, Romans would overindulged and then relieve themselves in a vomitorium (lavatory chamber that accommodated vomiting) so they could return to the banquet and finish eating (www.anred.com). African tribal lore contains stories of people who refused to eat during famine time, so they could give the little bit of food they had available to their children (www.anred.com). When the famine passed, some people still refused to eat and were in danger of drying from starvation (www.anred.com). Some people were healed by Shamans, who induced trance states, which is similar to hypnotherapy (www.anred.com). In 1689, Richard Morton in London made the first description of anorexia nervosa in medical literature. He was credited with describing anorexia patients as “a skeleton clad only with skin”