{"id":1458,"date":"2024-03-22T04:15:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T09:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gth.rwwdev.com\/?page_id=1458"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:30:31","slug":"eating-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gthu.org\/es\/eating-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Trastornos alimentarios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;characteristic-symptoms&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFF2D9&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#59595c&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1.2rem&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#353535&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;1.75rem&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Characteristic Symptoms<\/h2>\n<p>Many people believe that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are actually serious and often fatal illnesses that cause severe disturbances to a person\u2019s eating behaviors. Obsessions with food, body weight, and shape may also signal an eating disorder. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;types&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/uejGyhZj02g&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#59595c&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1.2rem&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#353535&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;1.75rem&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Types of Eating Disorders<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#59595c&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;1.2rem&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#025275&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;1.75rem&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#59595c&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;1.25rem&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>ANOREXIA NERVOSA<\/h5>\n<p>People with anorexia nervosa may see themselves as overweight, even when they are dangerously underweight. People with anorexia nervosa typically weigh themselves repeatedly, severely restrict the amount of food they eat, and eat very small quantities of only certain foods. Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder. While many young women and men with this disorder die from complications associated with starvation, others die of suicide. In women, suicide is much more common in those with anorexia than with most other mental disorders.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Row .rww-flexbox.rww-flexbox-align-center.rww-column-gap-20.rww-flexbox-direction-col-phone&#8221; module_class=&#8221;rww-flexbox rww-flexbox-align-center rww-column-gap-20 rww-flexbox-direction-col-phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;rww-flexbox-one-third-col-tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Column .rww-flexbox-one-third-col-tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/gthu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MHG-Eating-Disorder-Image-1.png&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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This binge-eating is followed by behavior that compensates for the overeating such as forced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives or diuretics, fasting, excessive exercise, or a combination of these behaviors. 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It is a cry to awaken, to embrace our whole selves and to deepen our understanding of who we really are. It is a longing to know ourselves in mind, body and spirit. As Christians, we know that there is a deep spiritual component to almost every problem and pathology we face as human beings. At some level or another, most of the fears, joys, cravings, desires, and longings we experience in life are somehow rooted in our nature as people created in the image of God. We\u2019re made to \u201cknow Him and the power of His resurrection\u201d (John 17:3; Philippians 3:10); our purpose is to \u201cglorify God and enjoy Him forever.\u201d To the extent that we either do or do not fulfill this purpose, we will know either abundant peace or a plaguing sense of emptiness.<\/p>\n<p>When confronting a challenge like an eating disorder, it can only help to strengthen your grasp of foundational biblical truths concerning God\u2019s love for you, His plan for your life, and your identity in Christ. 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