Overtraining and Eating Disorders
by Ivy Harrison
Anorexia
an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
Bulimia
an emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
Overtraining
The main goal when an individual is suffering from compulsive exercise can be burning calories, relieving the guilt from eating/bingeing, or to give them the permission to eat.
Call and Get Help
Website: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-referral-helpline
Phone: (800) 931-2237
Extreme Anorexic Speaks Out About the Eating Disorder
Facts:
-Almost 50% of people with eating disorders meet the criteria for depression
- Crude Mortality Rate is measured at 4% for anorexia nervosa
- Significantly higher rates of eating disorders found in elite athletes (20%), than in a female control group (9%)
- An estimated 10-15% of people with anorexia or bulimia are male