Question 1

what causes a teenage eating disorder?

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Binging: Biopsychosocial factors; predisposition, self esteem, and social pressures.

Question 2

what causes teenage eating disorder in girls?

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Family disease: Adolescents model their behavior, either in identification or rebellion against their families.  Disordered eating may occur in families with eating disorders or other addictions.

Question 3

teenage eating disorder.  does it vary by ethnicity?

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Not major factor: Eating disorders occur largely in women (90%) in industrialized societies with lots of food and an idealized female form that emphasizes thinness.  It is especially common in teens, with new onset spiking first around puberty and again in late teens.   Not surprisingly, risk increases with those who are dissatisfied with their body image and are highly perfectionistic.

Question 4

what are danger signs of teenage eating disorders?

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Several signs: Evidence of binging, restricting or purging: including but not limited to rapid weight gain or loss, eating large quantities of food, eating small quantities of food, non-prescribed use of laxatives or diuretics, excessive exercise, obsession with food or weight.

Question 5

can a family bereavement cause eating disorder?

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Yes: Eating disorders are caused by underlying psychological distress, often associated with depression, so a family bereavement could lead to this. However the affected individual should be seen as early as possible by their physician and referred to get help from mnetal health professionals. Early treatment works best and leads to least physical harm being incurred.

Question 6

what is the cause of eating disorders like anorexia?

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A mix: Psychiatric illnesses occur when a combination of risk factors collide. The most common factors include your genes, your family upbringing and culture, and your thoughts. Eating disorders can also be caused by the simple process of losing too much weight. This had been noted in pow's in vietnam and other wars where healthy soldiers who had lost weight would further restrict while in prison camps!

Question 7

can having an eating disorder cause you to lose your ability to tan?

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Can't imagine how.: I would be really curious to hear about the connection and doubt that there is one.

If there were, it might be some nutritional deficit involved in melatonin-like chemical regulation. Almost certainly, other symptoms or effects would be noticed before this sort of thing would become apparent. Tanning isn't really an "ability" as in a skill, as much as a protective reaction to sun exposure damage.

Question 8

could anxiety cause an eating disorder even if there's never been an eating problem?

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Well..: I don't   believe that anxiety is a dirct cause for an eating disorder.  However, it certainly can trigger abnormal eating behaviors. People with eating disorders often use this as a way to cope. Thus if there is increased stress - this can lead to more eating disorder symptoms.

Question 9

would an eating disorder cause a girl not to date a guy or be nervous about going out for dinner?

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Sure: Dating is stressful enough. Eating disorders add an extra amount of stress, especially about eating with other people, letting them know about the "secret", whether it is restrictive (anorexia nervosa) with or without purging (bulimia nervosa).  Just another of the adverse effects of these disorders; aside from the physical issues, they can cause a lot of emotional and psychological pain.

Question 10

how common are eating disorders in the teen?

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Not real high: The national institute of mental health estimates eating disorders in adolescents to be about 1.7% (1 in 60), counting anoerxia, bulimia, and other disorders centered on poor eating.  If one counts obesity as an eating disorder, then the number in the us skyrocket, because that has risen to nearly 20% by age 18 now.

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