Nutrition and Eating Disorders

by Lori a. Smolin, Ph. D. And Mary B. Grosv

• ISBN13: 9781604138023
• ISBN10: 1604138025
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Media images of ôidealö bodies add to many people's worries about their own body weight and shape. In reality, the body types considered ideal by many people are often dangerously thin. For some people, concern with their body size and shape becomes an obsession and they can develop on eating disorder, Sufferers may starve themselves, exercise too much, or deliberately vomit to purge their body of calories. Nutrition and Eating Disorders, Second Edition examines some of the most common eating disorders, from anorexia nervosa to binge eating.

Author Biography

Lori A. Smolin, Ph.D., received a B.S. from Cornell University and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She completed postdoctoral training bath at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and at the University of California at San Diego. Smolin teachers in the Department of Nutritional Science at the University of Connecticut. Mary B. Grosvenor, M.S., R.D., received a B.A. in English from Georgetown University and an M.S. in nutrition sciences from the University of California at Davis. She is a Registered Dietitian with experience in public health, clinical nutrition, and nutrition research. Grosvenor works as a hospital dietitian and certified diabetes educator.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
The Meaning of Food	p. 9
How Food Nourishes You	p. 20
Normal and Abnormal Eating	p. 41
Eating Disorders: Who Is Affected and Why?	p. 54
Body Image	p. 67
A Healthy Body Weight	p. 82
Anorexia Nervosa	p. 103
Bulimia Nervosa	p. 123
Binge Eating and Other Eating Disorders	p. 137
Appendix
Dietary Reference Intakes	p. 155
Healthy Body Weights	p. 162
BMI-for-Age Growth Charts	p. 164
Blood Values of Nutritional Relevance	p. 166
USD A's MyPyramid	p. 167
Glossary	p. 168
Bibliography	p. 175
Further Resources	p. 180
Picture Credits	p. 182
Index	p. 183
About the Authors	p. 190
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Excerpts

Media images of ideal bodies—which, in reality, are often dangerously thin—make it easy for people to start worrying about their own body shapes and compare themselves to these model ideals. For some people, this concern with thinness becomes an obsession, and they fall victim to eating disorders. The sufferer may starve him- or herself, exercise too much, or deliberately vomit to purge the body of calories. This new edition of Nutrition and Eating Disorders examines some of the most common eating disorders, from anorexia nervosa to binge eating.