EATING DISORDERSBulimia, anorexia nervosa, binge eating, yo yo dieting and compulsive eating are common eating disorders that can affect women, men and children across all cultural backgrounds. However, it is women who dominate in this area focusing on body shape, fat and food, often resulting from low self-esteem. The 1999 Burden of Disease and Injury Survey found that eating disorders were the fourth leading cause of burden in females aged 15-24. It is reported that 10% of young girls suffer from eating disorders whilst 5% of young women and 0.5% of young men in Australia are affected by anorexia and bulimia - these figures are rising. It is difficult to know accurate figures, as data is reported from hospital admission records, and not all cases are reported. Unfortunately serious complications can arise from eating disorders such as hormonal changes, heart disease, long term effects on bones and gastro-intestinal problems. Most people with eating disorders will need to find help from counselling and support from their family and friends. Wendy Perkins is one of Dr Cabot's Online support team practitioners and is available for phone counselling by appointment only. Wendy is a Co-Dependency lecturer, Food Addiction Counsellor & Family Therapist. SOME TIPS FROM OUR OWN AUDREY TEA - SUPPORTING YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM Here are some tips to get you through a stage where you feel as though you have hit the proverbial wall. There are many things which can trigger this feeling – hunger, boredom, stress, cravings, need to binge-eat, frustration, or it can even be hormonal. The answer is to be prepared in advance. Each night prepare a “BINGE” platter of bite size snacks, place it on the top shelf in your fridge so that it is the first thing you see when you open the fridge. Use things like celery sticks, snow peas, cauliflower, broccoli florets, carrots, radishes and fresh baby beets or any other vegetables that you like to eat. Add some fruit - small wedges of melon, grapes, kiwi fruit, some dried fruits and nuts. You cannot eat all this in one day but the variety will make you feel that you are not being deprived of snacks. When you get this urge to snack have a glass of water before you begin to eat. This will stop you from grazing on the wrong foods. Allow yourself up to 3 or 4 of these snacks a day. If friends drop in for a tea or coffee have some healthy treats on hand like the Fruit Bar Treats. These are like protein snack bars. Any vegetables left over on your platter can be used in a salad or stir fry for your evening meal. Any fruits can become a fruit salad for dessert. KEEP YOUR BINGE PLATTER SIMPLE, VARIED AND FRESH If you suffer with food addiction and would like help now - Click here
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