Anorexia
By: Sierra, Chloe, Kelsey, Elizabeth, Lexi
About Anorexia
-fear of gaining weight
-isn't about food or weight- starts from being lonely, having depression and being pressured to be perfect
How Anorexia Effects Your LIfe
-can make you really weak
-damages health
-threatens life
-body is forced to slow down all of its process to conserve energy
-slow heart rate and low blood pressure
-risk of heart failure
-muscle loss and weakness
-fainting,
-dry hair/skin
Healthy Dieting vs Anorexia
anorexia: a attempt to control to your life and emotions
healthy: self-esteem is based on more then just weight and body image
anorexia: self-esteem based on how much you weigh and how thin you are
healthy: weight loss= a way to improve health appearance
anorexia: view weight loss as a way to achieve happiness
healthy: goal is to lose weight in healthy way
anorexia: becoming thin is all that matters health is not a concern
fun facts!!!!!!
3 KEY FEATURES
-refusal to maintain a healthy body weight
-intense fear of gaining weight
-a distorted body image
you have unrealistic self-critcal thoughts on body image