Intro

Question 1

What are eating disorders?

Answer 1

Serious psychiatric illnesses associated with health problems.

Question 2

How does disordered eating occur?

Answer 2

Can start with increased energy expenditure without an increased calorie intake to supplement it.

Or a decreased calorie intake in order to lose weight.

Question 3

It is common in sports that involve need to lose weight - e.g. rowing. Ref to support this?

Answer 3

Terry and Waite (1996):

Study of 124 rowers found that 19.4% had eating disorders, 12.9% had abnormal eating patterns and 12.9% used vomiting for weight control.

Question 4

Main areas of disordered eating?

Answer 4

Anorexia nervosa - when someone has a lack of appetite characterised by desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. Often perceive things to be fine. Can cause amenorrhoea.

Bulimia - binge eating, where large amounts of calories are ingested in a small window, followed by purging.