It is estimated that as many as 1.15 million people in Britain suffer with an eating problem. Girls and women are 10 times more likely than boys and men to suffer from anorexia or bulimia but eating disorders do seem to be getting more common in boys and men. Meanwhile, more than one in four children aged between two and ten is overweight or obese. Chapter one of this book looks at the symptoms and causes of eating disorders as well at treatments. Chapter two looks specifically at obesity.
The information comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys and literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Eating Disorders
Eating disorders, Eating disorders: the risks, Can eating disorders cause permanent damage?, Genetics and biology, Are you at risk? Take a self-test, Associated mental health conditions and addictions, Reflections of my former self, Anorexia could be physical, not mental, Bulimia, Binge eating, Other types of eating disorders, Eating problems, What have eating disorders got to do with puberty?, Time to tell, Media victims, Seeking treatment, Study finds we are thinner than we think, Helping a friend, YouGov dieting survey.
Chapter Two: Obesity
Obesity, Obesity and overweight, Obesity in Europe, Obesity and genetics, Measuring child obesity, A quarter of youngsters are now obese, Children misclassified as obese, Hormone raises hope of victory in war on obesity.
Key Facts
Additional Resources
Index
Acknowledgements
Girls and women are 10 times more likely than boys and men to suffer from anorexia or bulimia. However, eating disorders do seem to be getting more common in boys and men. (page 1)
Over 85% of reported cases of bulimia occur in girls in their late teens and early twenties. Approximately 10% of people with the condition are men. (page 13)
It is estimated that as many as 1.15 million people in Britain suffer with an eating problem. Approximately 90,000 people are thought to be receiving treatment for either anorexia or bulimia. (page 20)
A survey asked young people if there was anything in the world that could help prevent eating disorders, and 42% said the media showing more real bodies. This compared to parents understanding and doctors knowing more at 20% each. (page 26)
Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese. (page 33)
Childhood obesity is an acute health crisis. Various studies estimate that 10-30% of European children aged 7 to 11 years and 8-25% of adolescents (14 to 17 years) carry excess body fat. (page 34)
One in eight children may be misclassified as overweight or obese, researchers say. But one in eight considered to have a normal body mass may have fat levels that could put them at increased risk of disease later in life. (page 37)
Eating Disorders Study Guide
Each book in the Issues series has a study guide. These four-page guides provide a variety of discussion points and other activities to suit a wide range of ability levels and interests.
Publisher: Independence Educational Publishers
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 978 1 86168 385 4
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