what is eating disorder symbol ?

Eating is an essential part of living, but life is not for eating. Eating has much influence on personality and health. However, eating disorder unbalances a patient’s diet; sometimes it is over and sometimes the patient avoids to eat altogether. Eating disorder is a mental illness in which the patient suffers from irregular and uncontrollable eating patterns and habits.

Using symbols to describe a cause either representing it with an image or tattoo simply shows how passionate we are about other’s lives. By wearing them, we might also influence them to do the same because it is a life-saving cause, just like the pink ribbon is a symbol of breast cancer awareness which expresses the moral support of women suffering or those who might have suffered from breast cancer. This is similitude to eating disorder symbols too. In a nut shell, each symbol stands for a particular meaning.

Many people are unable to spot the early warning signs of what could result in an eating disorder only because they do not know what to look for. The problem affects millions of people, many of them teenage girls. Girls are much more likely than boys to I develop an eating disorder. Approximately seven out of ten eating disorders symbol are attributed to girls. This is because of the importance that is placed on a woman’s appearance, even more so than a man’s.

Not surprisingly, many parents are unable to spot the early warning signs. They often respond with guilt when the secret is out.

Eating disorder refers to the overlapping condition in eating which can be treated as a patient’s normal behaviors towards daily eating schedule with numerous forms of general psychopathology.

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How Can Eating Disorder Symbols Be Recognized?

Eating disorder symbols are of different types and it clearly does not distinguish between the types of eating disorders. According to the NEDA, the eating disorder symbol has been designed on many household materials, wears, magazines and jewelries. The awareness of the symbol is worn by individuals who personally wish to support the society in fighting against this eating disorder for its victims.

The eating disorder symbol can be a stylized heart which can also be interpreted as the outline of a female body. The heart illustrates loving concern for patients suffering from eating disorders and the female body represents diversity and acceptance of all body shapes and sizes. The fluid lines of the logo also symbolize curves and motion; both are symbols of a healthy body image.

Some additional early physical warning signs are restlessness, lack of energy, insomnia, dizziness, loss of menstrual periods and fainting. More visible signs in physical appearance are significant weight loss, a rapid weight increase and a constant fluctuation in weight. The more severe the eating disorder, the more severe the physical complications. Therefore, it is quite important for you to watch out for the eating disorder signs in order to avoid its health consequences and also support its victim by displaying the eating disorder symbols in our daily life.