Obesity and Cancer Risk Key Points During the past several decades, the percentage of overweight and obese adults and children has increased markedly. Obesity is associated with increased risks of cancers of the esophagus, breast (postmenopausal), endometrium (the lining of…
Binge Eating
Types of eating disorders: Binge-eating disorder With binge-eating disorder a person loses control over his or her eating. Unlike bulimia nervosa, periods of binge-eating are not followed by purging, excessive exercise, or fasting. As a result, people with binge-eating disorder…
Bulimia
Types of eating disorders: Bulimia nervosa Bulimia nervosa is characterized by recurrent and frequent episodes of eating unusually large amounts of food and feeling a lack of control over these episodes. This binge-eating is followed by behavior that compensates for…
Anorexia
Types of eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa is characterized by: Extreme thinness (emaciation) A relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight Intense fear of gaining weight Distorted body image, a self-esteem that is…
Eating Disorders
What are eating disorders? An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. A person with an eating disorder may have started out just…