Eating Disorders

erm.. today let's talk about eating disorders, why? Because recently I'd read about Dieting Dilemmas in The Star. So, let's learn some Biology, having some biology class.

There are three types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating.
Anorexics starve themselves and have an intense fear of putting on weight even though they are at least 15% underweight.
Bulimics, on the other hand, eat a lot in short bursts and try to induce vomiting or purging in order to get the food out of their body.
People suffering from these two eating disorders don't want to gain weight, but those who suffer from binge-eating do not seem to care about their weight. They are diagnosed with the disorder if they have at least two binge-eating episodes a week for six consecutive months.

Aneroxia can cuase low blood pressure, anaemia, brittle hair and nails, brittle bones and the early onset of osteoporosis, as well as halting your periods.
Bulimics who constantly throw up will develop an inflammation of the oesophagus (the tube leading from the throat to the stomach) due to the stomach acid constantly moving up. They could also damage their pancreas, which would effect enzyme production and render the body unable to absorb needed nutrients.
Those with binge-eating disorder usually end up overweight, which brings all sorts of accompanying risks - heart disease, diabetes, breathing problems, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, to name a few.

Although I always control my eating habit, however, I won't facing these problems, surely ^^ coz actually..hmm.. me not very fat also mar~! hahaha... be confident or think that too thin is not good also wat