Eating Disorders Quiz

Eating disorders are problems that affect a person’s eating behaviors as well as their attitudes and feelings about food. They can cause a person to eat very little or to engage in binge eating, and can also lead to intense fear of weight gain and distorted body image.

The common types of eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

A person with anorexia eats very little on purpose, leading to a very low body weight. They have an intense fear of weight gain and fear looking fat. They also have a distorted body image and see themselves as fat even when they are very thin.

People with anorexia may think about food or calories almost all the time. They may also engage in fasting or excessive exercise to lose weight, and some may use laxatives.

Eating disorders can cause serious harm to a person’s physical health and also affect their mental health.

A sweeping makeover of the Nutrition Facts labels that detail how many calories and how much of various nutrients a product contains per serving.

Understanding food labels is important because they are like a whole language unto themselves and can be confusing if not properly understood.

Some examples of buzzwords commonly found on food labels are 'reduced sodium', 'natural', 'gluten-free', 'made with extra fiber', 'excellent source of fiber', 'low-calorie', 'lower calorie', and 'light'.

Most people get little training in reading or speaking the language of food labels because it is not always intuitive and most people are not taught how to understand the terms.

Alice H. Lichtenstein suggests that it is worth taking the time to understand food labels in order to make informed choices about the products we consume.