Anorexia.

What is anorexia?

An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or total aversion to food.



The individual continues the endless cycle of restrictive eating, often to a point close to starvation.



This becomes an obsession and is similar to an addiction to a drug.

Feeding problems as an infant, a general history of under-eating, and maternal depressive symptoms tend to be risk factors for developing anorexia.

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Eating Disorders.

Eating disorders:

There's a lot of people around the world who suffer from an eating disorder and the most serious problem in the world right now is obesity in children and the adult part of the population.

♦ Anorexia: • Eat a little.
                  • Psychological problem.



♦ Bulimia: • Eat.
                • Throw up.



♦ Obesity: • Overweight.
                • Eat junk food.
                • Eat a lot.
                • Don't exercise (sedentary).

Do's and Don'ts of Dieting

"Do's"


1.- Eat five different fruits and vegetables a day.
2.- Drink two liters of water a day.
3.- Do exercise everyday minimum 30 minutes.
4.- Go to bed early and sleep 8 hours properly.
5.- Go outside for a walk and take fresh air.
6.- After every meal, keep moving, it helps your digestion.
7.- Chew your food 20 times before swallowing.
8.- Eat fish, it is good in vitamins.
9.- Eat meat as the size of the palm of our hand.
10.- Take short naps to rest.

"Don'ts"



1.- Don't smoke, it's bad for your lungs.
2.- Don't drink alcohol, it's bad for your liver.
3.- Don't drink juices because of the dangerous amounts of sugar.
4.- Don't eat too much junk food.
5.- Avoid food with big amounts of salt.
6.- Don't watch TV more than one of two hours a day.
7.- Avoid sleeping more than eight or ten hours.

Unit 3: Health

What's a diet?

A diet is the amount of food that is provided to an organism in a 24 hour period.


If we don't have a good diet, we're probably going to be fat and unhealthy (and sad).