[QUOTE]Swimming outdoors, playing with the family pet and enjoying an ice cream cone -- that is the summer life of a typical 9-year-old girl.Not for Sarah Smith. As a child, Smith (whose name has been changed to protect her privacy) formed habits that would eventually lead her to develop both bulimia and anorexia nervosa, both of which she is still dealing with today.
Smith remembers her parents using food in a reward-punishment system. When she was good, she got treats; if she was bad, snacks were forbidden.
"I think there was a mixture of ... intentionally restricting my food and then going to try to find the food my parents were hiding," Smith said. "Even in childhood, it became sort of obsessive."
When Smith was born in 1989, child eating disorders were a rarity. Today, they are far more commonplace.
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A study conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality showed that hospitalizations for eating disorders in children under 12 increased by 119% between 1999 and 2006. More recent numbers are unavailable, but experts say the problem isn't getting any better.
Children will come in to her office already showing signs of malnutrition, dietician Page Love says. They often have low energy levels and low iron counts and are reporting hair loss because of their extreme weight loss.
Most, like Smith, do not recognize that their restrictive habits are actually an eating disorder that could ultimately be fatal.
Dina Zeckhausen is a psychologist and founder of the [URL="http://myedin.org/"]Eating Disorder Information Network[/URL]. She sees kids in third and fourth grade who are already worried about being fat.
"There is so much emphasis on obesity," Zeckhausen said, "that there's a danger that we are going to produce a lot of anxieties in kids around weight."
Zeckhausen says that starting overweight kids on diets can trigger an obsession with food that could lead to an eating disorder. She recommends putting overweight children in a sport or becoming more active as a family and providing healthier food options.
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Children at risk of an eating disorder share similar personality traits: high anxiety, perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive tendencies, according to Zeckhausen. They are also often subject to external pressures such as school bullying, abuse or a divorce. Restricting food intake is a way for a child to feel in control of their life.
"The eating disorder is the voice," said Love. "The eating disorder is a way to communicate (and say) 'I'm struggling. I'm hurt. I need help.' "
Smith's parents did not realize there was something going on until she was 13; her eating disorder was not professionally addressed until she was 17. As a result, Smith has been in and out of treatment facilities practically her whole life.
Experts say that getting help at a young age is the key to effective treatment.
"The longer an eating disorder goes on, the more potential physical and psychological damage can occur," Zeckhausen said. "It's particularly important to be in recovery before puberty begins so the child can accept and cope with the normal weight gain of puberty."
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Love says that a lot of the time, she meets parents who say, "I didn't realize my child had lost this much weight until I saw them in a bathing suit."
"Unfortunately, some of these parents don't notice this weight loss until it's already significant," Love added.
A sudden change of portion size, cutting out foods the child enjoyed in the past, avoiding fat calories and sudden weight loss are all warning signs that a child is developing an eating disorder.
Smith said her family did not recognize her eating disorder as a problem. Now, a decade and a half later, she is still struggling.
"I think what I would tell them is to do their very best not to fool themselves," Smith said of her advice for children suffering with an eating disorder. "There are people out there, even if they aren't in their direct surroundings, who are filled with compassion and want to help."[/QUOTE]
Source: [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/health/child-eating-disorders/index.html?hpt=he_c2[/URL]
What the hell is up with society? 30 years ago eating disorders were quite rare and not a problem beyond those directly affected. Nowadays it's like every fourth or fifth person has one!
The fuck is going on, society?
[QUOTE=TestECull;37384763]What the hell is up with society? 30 years ago eating disorders were quite rare and not a problem beyond those directly affected. Nowadays it's like every fourth or fifth person has one!
The fuck is going on, society?[/QUOTE]
Aren't eating disorders caused by depression and other such things?
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Just googled it and apparently there are quite a few causes; Depression, Stress, Puberty and Genetics.
Had it for 7 years. I am getting better
[QUOTE=Jocke;37385710]Had it for 7 years. I am getting better[/QUOTE]
My girlfriend had bulimia. She had been in a hospital and psychiatric ward just before we got together. It was all before and during our first years together. She's now over it and fully credits me for her recovery. I'm not sure how someone can indirectly help an eating disorder, but apparently I did something right.
[QUOTE=The golden;37388529]While it may or may not be directly involved, I'm willing to bet that a good chunk of these 8-12 year old kids have eating disorders [B]because the quality of parenting has tanked considerably over the past decade or so.[/B] (Not causing eating disorders directly, but through things such as depression).[/QUOTE]
What makes you think that?
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And please don't give me some anecdotal evidence bullshit.
[QUOTE=The golden;37388529]While it may or may not be directly involved, I'm willing to bet that a good chunk of these 8-12 year old kids have eating disorders because the quality of parenting has tanked considerably over the past decade or so. (Not causing eating disorders directly, but through things such as depression).[/QUOTE]
I'm gonna have to go with sp00ks on this one. I looked around for about ten minutes for any evidence to back your claim about parenting, and I wasn't able to find a single thing.
The two girls I dated recently had eating disorder problems. One was more extreme than the other, binge eating and shit (sticking the finger down the throat). It got to the point where she was vomiting blood and had to go to the eating disorder hospital.
I dunno how she's doing now because she hates me.
The worst part is we can't do anything about it or else they just do it more
I have an eating disorder. I've gotten much better from when I was young but I still suck when it comes to food. From my experience it's damn impossible to sort anything out.
Not sure if it's an eating disorder but I have an outrageously poor appetite. I tend to eat only once a day, or sometimes two fairly light meals, rarely if ever three. I also have days where I skip eating altogether because I just don't feel hungry. I never eat breakfast either because eating after I wake up makes me feel sick too. And if I try to force myself to eat when I'm not hungry I just end up feeling sick and nauseous. I want to eat more because I'm underweight, not the skinniest person ever but still pretty skinny and I'm self-conscious about it. But my lack of appetite won't let me :v:
[editline]24th August 2012[/editline]
Man, just checked the scale. I've lost almost 10 pounds since I've started working...
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[quote]Children at risk of an eating disorder share similar personality traits: high anxiety, perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive tendencies, according to Zeckhausen.[/quote]
Fuck. :v:
[QUOTE=The golden;37388529]While it may or may not be directly involved, I'm willing to bet that a good chunk of these 8-12 year old kids have eating disorders because the quality of parenting has tanked considerably over the past decade or so. (Not causing eating disorders directly, but through things such as depression).[/QUOTE]
lol eating disorders are a societal problem not a parenting issue
if you want young girls to stop vomiting up what little food they eat so they become thin, stop touting thinness as the way to be
Fatness is an issue that seldom gets treated right, and the general social attitude toward it is far from constructive. The only thing I find more disgusting than the pointless public ridicule is the lack of actual help going to those afflicted with fatness problems. While exercise is healthy and good for your body, one's fatness is merely correlated to the amount of calories one eats vs. burns(1 pound of fat represents roughly 3000 extra consumed calories). Exercise doesn't change an unhealthy diet and it doesn't fight the problem at its source. I find it frustrating how nebulous and fanatical weight management is in this otherwise medically enlightened age. I grew up fat and devoid of any hope to control my weight until I read The Hacker's Diet and began to understand fatness, hunger, and diet from a more scientific and objective point of view. As soon as I got proper education instead of the common fluff, the weight started coming off at a steady and relentless pace until it became manageable. More people should know that their weight is manageable, and how to lost fat. Making fatness out as a simple villain is close to the opposite of what we need to happen.
I read the title as "eating dinosaurs among children is rising"
a shame that's not what the article really said
Blame the insecure girls that look at fashion magazines with ultra-skinny models.
[QUOTE=Mr. Chop;37395021]Fatness is an issue that seldom gets treated right, and the general social attitude toward it is far from constructive. The only thing I find more disgusting than the pointless public ridicule is the lack of actual help going to those afflicted with fatness problems. While exercise is healthy and good for your body, one's fatness is merely correlated to the amount of calories one eats vs. burns(1 pound of fat represents roughly 3000 extra consumed calories). Exercise doesn't change an unhealthy diet and it doesn't fight the problem at its source. I find it frustrating how nebulous and fanatical weight management is in this otherwise medically enlightened age. I grew up fat and devoid of any hope to control my weight until I read The Hacker's Diet and began to understand fatness, hunger, and diet from a more scientific and objective point of view. As soon as I got proper education instead of the common fluff, the weight started coming off at a steady and relentless pace until it became manageable. More people should know that their weight is manageable, and how to lost fat. Making fatness out as a simple villain is close to the opposite of what we need to happen.[/QUOTE]
Any time a topic like obessity comes up on FP, its all very clear that ALL of the blame is placed squarely on the person who is overweight without looking at the societal implications.
Its actually a great experiment, list off the reasons why you're overweight, wait for people to start BLAMING YOU instead of whats going on around you.
[editline]24th August 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=The golden;37388529]While it may or may not be directly involved, I'm willing to bet that a good chunk of these 8-12 year old kids have eating disorders because the quality of parenting has tanked considerably over the past decade or so. (Not causing eating disorders directly, but through things such as depression).[/QUOTE]
I would actually blame the remmoval of the idea that it takes a village. Americans in general are getting more and more paranoid over everything like pedophiles to the point where the village is now the enemy and your kid is a saint (even if the visits to school/the principal's office says otherwise). This also leads to a lack of knowledge or at least other points of views when it comes to raising children which is a job in of itself.
You also place the fact that both parents are now working full time jobs most likely and then they feel bad because the kids are being neglected.
new age, new problems. 30 years ago children faced a completely different range of issues that just aren't important today. social isolation is slowly becoming a thing of the past because of how much more jacked into culture kids are becoming; but on the negative side things like this happen.
Today's female models certainly aren't helping. The idea of what the female body is "supposed" to look like is way off. Look at paintings from before the 20th century. All of the pretty girls are curvy by today's standards.
I used to have a disorder, just loved food. People bullied me online and real life about how big I was, made the effort In grade 7 to starve myself
My mum and dad make me eat healthy anyway but I used to always eat whatever I could find
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;37396839]I used to have a disorder, just loved food. People bullied me online and real life about how big I was, made the effort In grade 7 to starve myself
My mum and dad make me eat healthy anyway but I used to always eat whatever I could find[/QUOTE]
why would you starve yourself? suicide?
-snip-
[QUOTE=Anti Christ;37396880]I was recently diagnosed with major depression which leads to eating disorders and such.
I've lost almost 40 pounds in the past month and a half :([/QUOTE]
pm me /or add my steam if you want to talk about that
[QUOTE=Barbarian887;37396852]why would you starve yourself? suicide?[/QUOTE]
To lose it, I could of done it better but... That was years ago,I try to help people now who are depressed
fucking schools don't teach kids the basics of nutrition so kids grow up thinking their choices are big macs or purging
I fucking take pride in this flab roll. It keeps me alive on those nights I can't afford to eat.
[QUOTE=MIPS;37397530]I fucking take pride in this flab roll. It keeps me alive on those nights I can't afford to eat.[/QUOTE]
Now this man's got the idea
I don't get it, if I don't eat breakfast even, I get all shaky and light headed and I can't even function. The feeling of being hungry is too much for me to not succumb to it.
[QUOTE=bluesky;37398068]I don't get it, if I don't eat breakfast even, I get all shaky and light headed and I can't even function. The feeling of being hungry is too much for me to not succumb to it.[/QUOTE]
Funny, I skip breakfast almost every day. I usually don't eat until supper.
[QUOTE=Kabstrac;37398201]You must be really low energy then
if I dont eat a minimum 2700 calories a day I feel hungry before bed.[/QUOTE]
Do you happen to be an army grunt deployed on the field? Holy shit.
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