chocolate addiction

Thursday, March 22, 2007

hello! today i found some information about an eating diorder

PICA
-a widely misunderstood phenomenon-defined as a compulsive craving for eating, chewing or licking non-food items or foods containing no nutrition.
some interesting things i found include: chalk, plaster, paint chips, baking soda, starch, glue, rust, ice, coffee grounds, and cigarette ashes.
the range is quite wide..
-linked to certain mineral deficiencies (i.e., iron or zinc).
it is associated with: developmental delays, mental deficiencies and/or a family history of the disorder and sometimes psychological disturbances(eg. living in an environment of little love and support)
OH! it is also common in pregnant women!......but fortunately usually goes away with the birth of the child(:

complications like lead poisoning, malnutrition, abdominal problems, intestinal obstruction, hypokalemia(potassium deficiency), hyperkalemia(high amt of potassium in the blood), mercury poisoning, phosphorus intoxication, and dental injury can occur

i also found COMPULSIVE EATING quite scary. basically, it is
-an addiction to food
-people use food and eating as a way to hide from their emotions-to cope with stress
-compulsive eaters tend to be overweight and aware of it,
-have low self esteem,
-and have constant need for love and affection

-shayne(the food lover-3bowls of rice/meal! (x )

chocolate melted in my mouth . 6:21 AM

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

hey. brenda here. i'll be posting the stuff i found in 2 posts because i cant fit them into 1 post alone. the info i found is in this post & the one below.

BAD DIETING METHODS

Diet pills
There are many diet pills for sale, some which are associated with comprehensive dietary programs. Many such pills, including many of those containing vitamins and minerals, are not effective for losing weight.
Some drugs enable short-term weight loss, usually with unpleasant and potentially dangerous side effects. The drugs include herbal products available at health food stores, as well as over-the-counter and prescribed medications provided by doctors and pharmacists.
Typically these drugs fall into two classes: diuretics to induce water-weight loss and stimulants (such as ephedrine, and more recentlysynephrine, due to the former's ban as a weight loss supplement by the FDA, although ephedrine is still available as an asthma medication) to increase heart rate and reduce appetite. Both classes of drugs can cause kidney and liver damage, and stimulants can cause sudden heart attacks, addiction, and both ephedrine and synephrine have been proven to causeischemic stroke.

chocolate melted in my mouth . 12:51 AM

Yo-yo dieting
Yo-yo dieting is defined by alternating periods of feast and famine that the dieter deliberately undertakes. It is a particularly ineffective method of sustaining weight loss.
The human body responds to starvation by decreasing metabolism. When food is again available, it is stored immediately as fat. This survival mechanism, while a useful response to genuine food scarcity, leaves the yo-yo dieter feeling lethargic and fatigued.

Side effects
Dieting, especially extreme food-intake reduction and rapid weight loss, can have the following side effects:
·Prolonged hunger
·Depression
·Reduced sex drive
·Fatigue
·Irritability
·Fainting
·Sinus problems (especially post-nasal drip)
·Muscle loss
·Rashes
·Acidosis
·Bloodshot eyes
·Gallbladder disease

ENJOY; love brenda

chocolate melted in my mouth . 12:50 AM