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What is the female athlete triad?

The female athlete triad is a disorder that has three parts. It affects

(1) your eating habits,
(2) your menstrual periods and
(3) the strength of your bones.

Body Image

Body image is the mental picture you have of your body

• what it looks like,
• what you believe about it, and
• how you feel about your body.

Self-esteem is the "real" opinion you have of yourself,

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

Individuals with binge eating disorders eat excessive amounts of food at one time. They do this for two reasons:

· They are very hungry because they have been dieting or restricting their eating in some way. The binge is a response to that hunger.

· They over-eat to comfort themselves, to avoid uncomfortable situations, or to numb their feelings. The binge is an attempt to soothe themselves emotionally.

Main features of bulimia nervosa:

Main features of anorexia nervosa are

· a refusal to maintain body weight over a minimum normal weight for age and height;
· weight loss of 15 per cent or more of ones original body weight;
· an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat; fear that weight gain is out of ones control;
· distorted body image;
· loss of menstrual periods;
· dietary restriction;

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