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Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder in College Students in Yerington Nevada

Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder in College Students in Yerington Nevada 

Do you have children that went off to college and you may only see them on occasional breaks in Yerington Nevada? Learn about the warning signs that college students may exhibit when struggling with an eating disorder.

7207410_sAccording to an article at news-leader.com, “College Students that may be Suffering from an Eating Disorder

“As college students are home for winter break, it is an opportunity for parents to notice changes in their college-age children.

Those changes could include eating disorders.

The real tip-off to an eating disorder isn’t their appearance, but rather mood and habits.

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 25 percent of college students have eating disorders. The same percent of college women report managing weight by binging and purging, says the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.

The problem is more widespread among women, but men aren’t immune.

The association says 10 percent to 15 percent of anorexics and bulimics are male.

“You can pick them out,” says Katie McInnis, 32, of college students with eating problems.

At 15, she began an eight-year battle with anorexia when she resisted eating in a desperate effort to be thin and perfect. “I gravitated toward them.

It’s almost this silent club.”McInnis was a cheerleader who ran track, and once during training, somebody commented about her “huge thighs.” She hid her condition, running the shower to mask the sound of her vomiting and lying to her mother about meals.

Though McInnis’ anorexia began in high school, the average age for the onset of anorexia and bulimia is between 18 and 20, depending on the study—just as teens begin college.”

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