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Adolescent Nutrition and Eating Disorders
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Macronutrients in Adolescent Nutrition
Importance: Provides essential nutrients for growth and development during adolescence; includes proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Importance of Micronutrients
Importance: Vital for proper physiological function, immune support, and prevention of chronic diseases; includes vitamins and minerals.
Anorexia Nervosa
Description: An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight and a refusal to maintain a healthy weight. Signs: Extreme weight loss, restrictive eating habits, body dysmorphia. Treatments: Psychological counseling, nutritional education, and possible medical intervention.
Bulimia Nervosa
Description: An eating disorder marked by binge eating followed by purging, often through vomiting or using laxatives. Signs: Frequent episodes of eating abnormally large amounts of food, followed by purging behavior. Treatments: Therapy for psychological and emotional issues, nutritional counseling, and sometimes medications.
Binge Eating Disorder
Description: Characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, a sense of a lack of control during the binge, and feelings of shame or guilt afterwards. Signs: Eating unusually large amounts of food in short periods, eating when not hungry, eating in secret. Treatments: Psychotherapy, medications, and support groups.
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Description: An eating disorder where individuals fail to consume adequate quantity or variety of food, leading to significant nutritional deficit. Signs: Dramatic restriction in types or amount of food eaten, weight loss (or lack of appropriate gain in growing children), nutritional deficiencies. Treatments: Nutritional rehabilitation, therapy focusing on anxiety around food, exposure techniques.
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