Ami Palmer 
Prof. Hotchkiss 
Education 2130  
Section M 
 

Eating Disorders  
September 19, 2018 

Eating Disorders 
Eating Disorders don’t discriminate against people 
of any age, race, or gender, meaning they can affect 
anyone. However, school-aged children may be 
predisposed to behaviors as they are dealing with 
their changing bodies. If these issues are 
unresolved, the affected person could die.  

Types of Eating Disorders 

● Anorexia Nervosa 
● Bulimia Nervosa 
● Binge-Eating Disorder 
● Orthrexia 
● OSFED 

A study mentioned on NEDA’s Website found... 

When researchers followed a group of 496 adolescent girls for 8 years, until they were
20.5.2% of the girls met criteria for DSM5 anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder.
When the researchers included nonspecific eating disorder symptoms, a total of 13.2%
of the girls had suffered from a DSM-5 eating disorder by age 20.

 
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How You Can Help: 

● Listen to how your students talk about their health! 

- If they mention weight loss, seize the opportunity to create an open discussion 
- If they mention diets, provide the students with sound nutritional information and 
help them understand misinformation. 
- Be attentive! Short comments may be segways into a helpful and informative 
conversation. 
● Ask questions! Such as: 
- Are you concerned about your weight? Do you think your friends are concerned 
about your weight? Do you and your friends discuss your weight often? 
- Do you know that diets aren’t the optimal way to lose or maintain weight? HAve 
you ever dieted? Why? 
- Do you know that maintaining a diverse diet of all nutritional value is important? 
Do you know that you need fat in your diet, and without it you can develop health 
problems?  

Available Resources: 
NEDA – ​National Eating Disorder Association​: is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United 
States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from 
anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight 
issues. 

NIS ​– N
​ ORMAL In Schools:​ is a national nonprofit arts-and-education organization that educates 
about the devastating impact of eating disorders, the therapeutic impact of the arts, and related 
issues such as body image, self esteem and family communication. 

ANAD​ – ​National Assoc of Anorexia Nervosa & Related Disorders​: The National Association of 
Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. is a non-profit corporation which seeks to alleviate 
the problems of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.