Mental Health ResourcesBody Image & Eating Concerns
Over 29 million Americans experience a clinically significant eating disorder during their lifetime. The National Alliance for Eating Disorders defines eating disorders as a psychological condition that affects your relationship with food. If you need out-patient services to help manage your body image or eating concerns, check out this local treatment center. Food is not the enemy and you are more than a number on a scale. We come in many different and beautiful colors, shapes, and sizes. So let's focus on celebrating and honoring our bodies instead.
Disordered Eating Symptoms
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Extremely restricted eating
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Extreme thinness (emaciation)
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A relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight
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Intense fear of gaining weight
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Distorted body image, a self-esteem that is heavily influenced by perceptions of body weight and shape, or a denial of the seriousness of low body weight
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Health Promotion
Women & Gender Equity Center
Student Health Services
