Eating Disorders and Advice for Parents
Eating disorders involve intense disturbances relating to eating behaviours, including counting calories in an obsessive way, being sick after meals, secretly bingeing on food, following a rigid [...]
Eating disorders involve intense disturbances relating to eating behaviours, including counting calories in an obsessive way, being sick after meals, secretly bingeing on food, following a rigid [...]
Some adolescents resort to unhealthy eating habits to combat uncomfortable and painful emotions. When they restrict food, they feel in "control". On the other hand, overeating (emotional eating) [...]
People with a negative body image – those with a distorted view of their body – are the most susceptible. The society reinforces a certain body type as desirable. From a young age, peer pressure [...]