Remuda Ranch, one of the nation's leading programs for eating disorders, published general information concerning Eating Disorders including the following:

Anorexia: Self starvation to dangerously thin levels, at least 15% below their appropriate weight.

   Warning Signs:

• Dieting obsessively when not overweight
• Claiming to feel "fat" when overweight is not a reality
• Preoccupation with food, calories, nutrition, and/or cooking
• Denial of hunger
• Excessive exercising, being overly active
• Frequent weighing
• Loss of menstrual cycle
• Strange food-related behaviors
• Episodes of binge-eating
• 15 & or more below normal body weight/rapid weight loss
• Depression
• Slowness of thought/memory difficulties
• Hair loss

Bulimia: Uncontrollably bingeing on large amounts of food and then purging through vomiting, starving, excessive exercise, laxatives, or other methods.

   Warning Signs:

• Excessive thoughts about weight
• Strict dieting followed by eating binge eating
• Frequent overeating, especially when distressed
• Bingeing on high calorie, sweet foods
• Use of laxatives, diuretics, strict dieting, vigorous exercise, and/or vomiting to control weight
• Leaving for the bathroom after meals
• Being secretive about binges or vomiting
• Planning binges or opportunities to binge
• Feeling out of control
• Depressive moods

EDNOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified): People with Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) have some but not all of the symptoms of anorexia or bulimia.

Binge Eating Disorder (Compulsive Overeating): People with Binge Eating Disorder binge uncontrollably on large amounts of food-sometimes thousands of calories at a time-but do not purge the calories after they are consumed.

  Criteria:

• Binge-Eating: on a regular basis
• Strange Eating Patterns: eating rapidly, when not hungry, when alone, and/or till uncomfortably full
• Self-Hatred: feeling distress, disgust, guilt and/or depression about the binges

   Warning Signs:

• Frequent overeating, especially when distressed
• Bingeing on high calorie, sweet foods
• Being secretive about binges, eating alone
• Feeling out of control when eating
• Depression and guilt

Obesity: Obesity indicates that a person has more body fat than is healthy. With too much body fat, the risk of certain health problems may increase, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, stroke, and sleep apnea. Some people who are obese dislike their bodies and experience prejudice or mistreatment by others because of their weight. Obesity is usually a long-term disease with a strong genetic basis, running in families. It is also influenced by culture, environment, personal behavior, the use of certain medications, and medical problems.

   Criteria: Body Mass Index (BMI), which measures weight in relation to height, is the best measure of obesity. BMI of 30 or more in adults indicates obesity. BMI between 25 and 30 in adults indicates overweight.

   Warning Signs:

• Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher, with BMI of 25 or higher raising concerns
• History of repeated dieting and regaining of weight
• Continued weight increases over long periods of time
• Family history of obesity
• Waist-to-hip ratio indicating fat distribution that increases risk of health problems
• Blood test results indicating obesity-related medical concerns, such as elevated cholesterol or triglycerides

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