PSY 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Bulimia Nervosa, Weight Watchers, Eating Disorder
19 Apr 2020
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Based on temperature, consistency, texture, reported taste. Less than 5 different food choices or only drinking. An estimated 5% of developing children have arfid. Up to 80% of children with disabilities experience feeding problems. Higher among those with comorbid developmental and medical disorder. Two key periods of ed onset risk: Us culture is fixated on bodies (and thinness/health) Dieting industry makes billion a year. = 400 million monthly weight watchers passes, or. = 570 million boxes of alli (weight-loss pills) 80% of all 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat. 42% of all 1st through 3rd grade girls want to be thinner. Rates of eating disorders are highest in north america, australia, the uk, & east asia. The cdc estimates that more than of children and adolescents are overweight or obese (13-20%) Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents over the past 30 years. D2 receptor images similar to drug & alcohol addiction.
