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3 primary types of eating disorders Ans✓✓✓ (1) anorexia nervosa, (2) bulimia
nervosa, and (3) binge-eating disorder
night eating syndrome?
more than 5 million people in North America have one of these disorders, and
females outnumber males 5:1
aerobic breakdown of carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓ exercise 2 min - 3 h
produces 95% of the body's ATP needs
< 30 minutes, muscles utilize glycogen stores
> 1 hour, glycogen stores from liver
Consume 30-60g carbs/hr to avoid depletion
aerobic workout Ans✓✓✓ 20-60 minutes five days per week
increase your heart rate to the target zone (60-90% of max)
max = subtracting your current age from 220
anaerobic glucose breakdown Ans✓✓✓ Exercise lasting 30 sec- 2 min
Used where there is limited oxygen- sprinting
Quick but unsustainable, lactic acid build up
Anorexia and Bulimia Ans✓✓✓ 1. no simple cause or treatment
2. not a food issue but rather related to the lack of coping mechanisms (control)
3. genetic component.
, 4. comorbidity w/ depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
5. result in serious health risks, including death.
Anorexia effects on the body Ans✓✓✓ hair thin, brittle
low BP, slow HR, palpitations, heart failure
anemia
weak muscles, swollen joints, osteoporosis
kidney stones/failure
low electrolytes
constipation, bloating
amenorrhea, slow growth, pregnancy complications
bruising, dry skin, fine hair all over, cold temp, yellow skin, brittle nails
anorexia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ a denial of appetite
Extreme weight loss through starvation, a fear of becoming obese, and a distorted
body image
Body weight <85% normal or BMI <17
Below 75% hospitalization
BMI of 20 or greater is usually the long-term goal
Promotion of a healthy attitude towards food and learning to eat in response to
natural hunger/satiety cues
ATP Ans✓✓✓ supplies energy to muscles