Nutritional+Diseases

=Nutritional Diseases=

What are the types of eating disorders?
Block 1: Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and compulsive overeating are the types of eating disorders.

What are some reasons that eating disorders occur?
Block 1: Some reasons that eating disorders occur are low self-esteem, depression, stress, feelings of loss of control, feelings of worthlessness, identity concerns, family communication problems and an inability to cope with emotions. Block 2: Some causes that can lead to eating disorders include possible chemical imbalances, family history, cultural pressues, and history of abuse.

1. Description of the disease
__Block 1: Bulimia-__ This disease is when you throw up or take laxitives after you eat to prevent weight gain. A person binges and then purges. __Anorexia-__ This disease is when you think you are fat so you go on a really restricted diet. __Compulsive overeating-__ This disease is when you eat to try to cope with the problems in your life.

2. Signs & Symptoms of the disease
__Block 1: Anorexia-__ Some symptoms are severe weight loss and loss of menses. __Bulimia-__ Some signs and symptoms of this are if a person is throwing up to lose weight or taking laxitives prevent gaining weight. Also, they have the same symptoms as anorexia. __Compulsive overeating-__ Some signs are if a person "grazes" on food all day long.[|Info.] Block 2: __Anorexia &__ __Bulimia:__ Signs include: Dramatic weight loss, obsessions with calories or exercise, isolation, hiding food in strange places, vague or secretive eating patterns, dizziness and headaches, frequent soar throats, low blood pressure, mood swings, and insomnia. __Compulsive Overeating:__ Signs include: Isolation, hiding food in strange places, excessive sweating and shortness of breath, high blood pressure and/or cholesterol, leg and joint pain, weight gain, decreased mobility due to weight gain, and insomnia.

3. Treatments for these diseases
Block 2: Types of treatments include: Psychotherapy, nutritional counseling, support groups, and residential treatment or hospital-based care.

4. What nutritional deficiencies may be a result of this disease?
Block 2: Anorexia and Bulimia can cause malnutrition.Vitamin deficiences (Examples: Vitamin A, Iron, Iodine, etc.) can cause severe health risks such as respiratory infections, kidney failure, blindness, heart attack, and death. Iron deficiences can cause anemia. ===Find other diseases/disorders associated with nutrition. (**minimum** of three). Use the above information to inform the reader on that disease. **BLOCK 1** must have different diseases than **BLOCK 2**=== Block 2: Some other diseases/disorders that are associated with nutrition include: __Obesity:__ "Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is assoiated with certain health conditions or increased mortality." Obesity can also lead to heart disease and diabetes. __Iron overload disorder:__ caused by overaccumulation of iron in the body, commonly affecting the liver, heart, and endocrine glands. __Iron deficieny anemia:__ "occurs when the dietary intake or absorption of iron is insufficient, and hemoglobin, which contains iron, cannot be formed." Block 1: __Binge eating:__ Binge eating is when you eat food in secret. Like stashing food under your bed so nobody knows that you eat it. [|Binge eating]