🧠 Overview
Eating disorders affect:
- 🧠 Thoughts
- 🍽️ Eating habits
- ❤️ Body health
👉 They can harm both mental and physical wellbeing
⚖️ Eating Too Little or Too Much
This section explains:
- What obesity is
- What eating disorders are
- Differences between them
- Underweight conditions
- Health impacts and causes
⚖️ What is Obesity?
Obesity is a long-term condition where a person has too much body fat, which may affect health.
It is usually measured using:
- 📊 Body Mass Index (BMI)
- 🧪 Health assessments
📊 BMI Guide (Adults)
- BMI 30 or higher = obesity
🧬 Causes of Obesity
Obesity is complex and can include:
- Eating more calories than used
- Low physical activity
- Genetics
- Metabolism differences
- Hormonal changes
- Medication (e.g. steroids, antidepressants)
- Environment and lifestyle
- Social and economic factors
⚠️ Effects of Obesity
🧠 Physical effects
- Shortness of breath
- Sleep problems (sleep apnoea)
- Joint pain
- Fatigue
💭 Emotional effects
- Low self-esteem
- Mental health difficulties
🚨 Health Risks Linked to Obesity
- Type 2 diabetes
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Certain cancers
- Fatty liver disease
- Gallbladder disease
- Reduced life expectancy
📊 Types of Obesity
- Class I
- Class II
- Class III (severe obesity)
👉 Higher class = higher health risk
🧪 Diagnosis
Doctors may use:
- BMI
- Waist size
- Health assessments
⚖️ What is an Eating Disorder?
Eating Disorders are mental health conditions where a person may have:
- Unhealthy eating behaviours
- Distorted thoughts about food or body image
- Emotional distress around eating
👉 Eating disorders can affect any weight
🍽️ Main Eating Disorders
🧠 Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
- Eating very little
- Strong fear of weight gain
- Distorted body image
- Can lead to severe weight loss
🧠 Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge eating (large amounts)
- Then trying to “compensate” (vomiting, laxatives, fasting, exercise)
- Repeated cycle
🧠 Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Disorder
- Eating large amounts quickly
- Loss of control
- Feeling guilt or shame
- No purging behaviours
🌙 Other Eating Disorders
- OSFED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder)
- UFED (Unspecified Feeding or Eating Disorder)
👉 Both are serious and require support
⚖️ Eating Disorders vs Obesity
| Obesity | Eating Disorders |
|---|---|
| Physical health condition | Mental health condition |
| Excess body fat | Disordered eating behaviours |
| Measured by BMI | Based on behaviour + psychology |
| Can involve lifestyle factors | Can occur at any weight |
⚠️ Key Point
- A person can have an eating disorder at any weight
- Obesity is NOT an eating disorder
- Some eating disorders can contribute to weight gain
🧍 Underweight Conditions
🧬 Medical terms:
- Underweight
- Malnourished
- Emaciated
💭 Descriptive terms:
- Very thin
- Gaunt
- Scrawny
- “Skin and bones”
🧠 Anorexia & Malnutrition
🍽️ Anorexia Nervosa
- Mental health condition
- Severe restriction of food
- Fear of weight gain
🧬 Malnutrition
- Physical condition
- Not enough nutrients
- Can be caused by illness or lack of food
🌍 Key Message
- Obesity = physical health condition
- Eating disorders = mental health conditions
- Underweight conditions = physical + nutritional issues
👉 All require understanding and support
🧠 Impact of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can cause:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Shame
- Loss of control
- Social isolation
- Physical health problems
⚠️ Physical Risks
- Heart problems
- Weak body
- Fainting
- Dehydration
- Organ damage
- Hormonal imbalance
🛡️ Safety & Support
Support should include:
- Medical monitoring
- Emotional reassurance
- Nutritional support
- Non-judgemental care
- Professional help
👉 Support must be:
- Kind
- Calm
- Safe
🧠 Key Facts
- Anyone can be affected
- It is NOT a choice
- It can be life-threatening
- It affects mental + physical health
🎓 Quick Knowledge Check (Easy Quiz)
1. Eating disorders affect:
✔ Both mind and body
2. Anorexia involves:
✔ Restricting food and fear of weight gain
3. Bulimia involves:
✔ Binge eating and compensating
4. Can anyone get an eating disorder?
✔ Yes
🧠 Teaching Notes
- Eating disorders are not about willpower
- They are serious mental illnesses
- They need professional support
📊 PowerPoint Structure
Slide 1: Eating Disorders Overview
Slide 2: What is Obesity?
Slide 3: Causes & Risks
Slide 4: What are Eating Disorders?
Slide 5: Types (Anorexia, Bulimia, BED)
Slide 6: Differences
Slide 7: Health Impacts
Slide 8: Support & Treatment
Slide 9: Key Message
🎭 Role Play Scenario
“I know I’m unwell but I’m scared to eat.”
Good response:
- Stay calm
- Do not judge
- Acknowledge feelings
- Encourage support
- Refer to professionals
📄 Printable Poster
Eating Disorders & Obesity Awareness
✔ Affect mind and body
✔ Not a choice
✔ Can affect anyone
✔ Need support, not judgement
👉 Early help saves lives
📘 Death by Indifference (Safeguarding Awareness)
🧠 What it means
Some people:
- Were not listened to
- Did not receive care
- Became very unwell
- Died
👉 Some deaths could have been prevented
⚠️ Key issues
- Missed illness
- Poor communication
- Not taking concerns seriously
- Delayed treatment
❤️ Good care includes:
- Listening
- Checking health
- Acting early
- Making adjustments
- Referrals when needed
🧠 Key safeguarding message
👉 People may not say they are unwell
👉 That does NOT mean they are okay
🧠 Final Summary
- Obesity affects physical health
- Eating disorders affect mental health
- Underweight conditions affect nutrition and health
- All can affect wellbeing and life quality
- Support must be kind, early, and non-judgemental
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