What are the possible signs of disordered eating?
Watch as Dr. Mike Dow explains the term 'disordered eating' and discusses the red flags to look out for in this Ask the Experts video.
Transcript
Many people, I would say the majority of people, in this country have some form of disordered eating. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Disordered eating includes a large variety of diagnoses, not just the typical eating disorders
such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder. Many people, I would say the majority of people,
in this country have some form of disordered eating. It can be a food addiction, meaning you are powerless over a food or foods.
And even though you know it's bad for you and your health, you can't give it up. If it is causing consequences in your relationships,
in your life, in your financial life, the first step is to tell somebody. As they say in 12-step communities,
you are as sick as your secrets. So go to a free Overeaters Anonymous meeting, and tell somebody.
Other times disordered eating may be better accounted for by anxiety or depression, obsessive compulsive disorder,
meaning there's something not right in your life, and you are using food to self-medicate that thing.
Ask yourself by yourself or with the help of a mental health professional, what could I do differently to get this emotional need met so that this disordered eating
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