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health behavior

are actions individuals take that affect their health. They include actions that lead to improved health, such as eating well and being physically active, and actions that increase one's risk of disease, such as smoking, excessive alcohol intake, and risky sexual behavior.

health risk factors

FAMILY HISTORY

CIGARETTE SMOKING

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

PHYSICAL INACTIVITY

HYPERTENSION
(high blood pressure)

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA

(high cholesterol count)

obesity

Overweight are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk

eating disorders

are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that cause severe disturbances to a person's eating behaviors.

Obsessions with food, body weight, and body shape may also signal

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychological and possibly life-threatening eating disorder defined by an extremely low body weight relative to stature ,extreme and needless weight loss, illogical fear of weight gain, and distorted perception of self-image and body.

Anorexia Nervosa symptoms

Low weight

fear of gaining weight

strong desire to be thin 

food restrictions

Denies feeling hungry

anorexia nervoza complication

Osteoporosis

 infertility

heart damage

Women will often stop having menstrual periods

Anemia

In males, decreased testosterone

anorexic

People suffering from anorexia is called

Bulimia Nervosa

also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging.

they are normal weight

bulimic

People suffering from bulimia is called

bulimia symptoms

Repeated episodes of eating abnormally large amounts of food in one sitting

•Oral trauma, in which repetitive insertion of fingers or other objects causes lacerations to the lining of the mouth or throat

 Not wanting to eat in public or in front of others

Abnormal heart rhythms

bulimia complication

Dehydration, which can lead to major medical problems, such as kidney failure

 

2.Severe tooth decay and gum disease

 

3.Anxiety, depression, personality disorders or bipolar disorder

binge eating

refers to eating a large amount of food in a short amount of time.

Commonly known by compulsive overeating or consuming abnormal amounts of food while feeling unable to stop and at loss of control.

pica

is an eating disorder that involves eating items that are not typically thought of as food and that do not contain significant nutritional value, such as hair, cigarette ashes, chalk and feces.

pica symptoms and characteristics

Pain in the stomach (or abdominal cramping which can indicate that there may be an intestinal blockage)

- Diarrhea

- Injuries to teeth (such as broken or fractured teeth from chewing on hard nonfood items)

- Infections (caused by germs and/or parasites that enter the body from the nonfood item that is swallowed)