Nutrition & Dietetics

Eating Disorders:

An eating disorder is a condition in which a person takes excessive food intake which affects a person's physical or mental health. It occurs in both men and women, young and old, rich and poor, and from all cultural backgrounds. The most common eating disorders include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. It can develop during in any stage in life but appears in teens and young adulthood. According to the survey conducted by the National Eating Disorder Association around the word 70 million people are prone to eating disorders. Since 1990's dietary problems have been progressively regular in Italy.

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Adolescent eating and weight loss behavior
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Abnormal and maladaptive eating
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Food Addiction