10 Different Eating Disorders, How to Spot Them and Why They're So Dangerous
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Photo CreditPeople who suffer from orthorexia develop an obsession with checking food contents labels. Being aware of what is in the food you’re eating is fine and even healthy to a certain point. However, being obsessed with the contents of food and restricting eating based on this information is dangerous if it means a person isn't eating enough as a result. This is why orthorexia is considered a subcategory or relative of anorexia. Though on the surface this may seem like a good practice, just like anorexia, orthorexia can have the same negative impacts. Signs of this eating disorder may include someone who brags about not eating certain contents or makes a big deal about cutting out certain things from their diet, but if they aren’t eating enough then they can quickly fall into the category of anorexia.
Drunkorexia
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Food intake restriction for the sake of alcohol consumption or binge drinking is an especially dangerous scenario. There are a lot of hidden calories in alcoholic drinks and those with drunkorexia will limit their caloric intake in order to allow for alcohol consumption. Alcohol itself has many negative impacts on your body but paired with a lack of proper food and nutrition, then this can cause the consumption to be a lot more dangerous and the effects to be extreme. Binge drinking is usually caused by the same types of factors as with other eating disorders. Social pressures and psychological health trauma can add to drunkorexia or any eating disorder mixed with alcoholism or binge drinking.
