Eating disorder

An **eating disorder** (**ED**) be a mental disorder dem define by abnormal eating behaviors wey dey adversely affect a person ein physical anaa mental health. Dese behaviors fi include eating too much chow anaa too little chow, as well as body image issues. Types of eating disorders dey include binge eating disorder, wer de person wey dey suffer keeps eating large amounts insyd a short period of time typically while no be hungry, often dey lead to weight gain; anorexia nervosa, wer de person get an intense fear of gaining weight, thus dey restrict chow den/anaa overexercises to manage dis fear; bulimia nervosa, wer individuals dey chop a large quantity (binging) then try to rid demaselves of de chow (purging), in an attempt make dem no gain any weight; pica, wer de patient dey chop non-food items; rumination syndrome, wer de patient dey regurgitate undigested anaa minimally digested food; avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), wer people get a reduced anaa selective food intake secof sam psychological reasons; den a group of oda specified feeding anaa eating disorders. Anxiety disorders, depression den substance abuse be common among people plus eating disorders. Dese disorders no dey include obesity. People often dey experience comorbidity between an eating disorder den OCD.

De causes of eating disorders no be clear, although both biological den environmental factors dey appear to play a role. Dem dey believe cultural idealization of thinness to contribute to sam eating disorders. Individuals wey na dem experience sexual abuse sanso more likely to develop eating disorders. Sam disorders such as pica den rumination disorder dey occur more often insyd people plus intellectual disabilities.

Treatment fi be effective for chaw eating disorders. Treatment dey vary by disorder den fi involve counseling, dietary advice, reducing excessive exercise, den de reduction of efforts to eliminate chow. Medications fi be used to help plus sam of de associated symptoms. Hospitalization fi be needed insyd more serious cases. About 70% of people plus anorexia nervosa den 50% of people plus bulimia dey recover within five years. 10% of people per plus eating disorders dey receive treatment, den of those, approximately 80% no dey receive de proper care. Dem dey send chaw home weeks earlier dan de recommended stay wey dem no be provided plus de necessary treatment. Recovery from binge eating disorder be less clear wey e be estimated at 20% to 60%. Both anorexia nervosa den bulimia nervosa dey increase de risk of death.

Estimates of de prevalence of eating disorders dey vary widely, wey dey reflect differences in gender, age, den culture as well as methods dem use for diagnosis den measurement. Insyd de developed world, anorexia nervosa dey affect about 0.4% den bulimia dey affect about 1.3% of young women insyd a given year. Binge eating disorder dey affect about 1.6% of women den 0.8% of men insyd a given year. According to one analysis, de percent of women wey go get anorexia nervosa at sam point insyd dema lives fi be up to 4%, anaa up to 2% for bulimia den binge eating disorders. Rates of eating disorders dey appear to be lower insyd less developed countries. Anorexia nervosa den bulimia dey occur nearly ten times more often insyd females dan males. De typical onset of eating disorders be insyd late kiddie time to early adulthood. Rates of oda eating disorders no be clear.

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