Overview:
World Eating Disorders Week is a significant opportunity to raise awareness about a person’s behavior and relationship with eating and food-related disorders.
Eating disorders are a medical condition that affects the mind and body. It also affects the way of thinking about eating, weight, body shape, and eating habits. It is a health problem that affects all aspects of life, psychologically, mentally, and physically.
Eating disorders have three main types: anorexia, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating.
Objectives:
- Raising awareness about the dangers of eating disorders.
- Educating the community about adopting healthy eating behaviors.
- Urging to eat healthy food.
Facts:
- Eating disorders are a problem that threatens human life and may become a long-term problem that sometimes causes death.
- Eating disorders affect nutrition, the heart, the digestive system, the bones, the teeth, and the mouth.
- Eating disorders are linked to anxiety, self-harm, depression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Official Date:
Globally: Feb. 28th to March 6th, 2024
Locally: Shaaban 18th to Shaaban 25th, 1445H
References:
- Mayo Clinic- Diseases and Conditions- Eating Disorders