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    A Simple Guide to Eating Disorders
    A Simple Guide to Eating Disorders
    A Simple Guide to Eating Disorders
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    A Simple Guide to Eating Disorders

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Eating disorders is defined as the persistent refusal to eat resulting in marked loss of weight.
    It is a psychological problem with patient becoming obsessed with his or her so called obesity with intent to lose weight as a result.

    This condition is more prevalent in women than in men.

    Onset usually occurs in puberty.

    What are the types of Eating disorders?

    Eating disorders include:

    1. Anorexia nervosa,

    2. Bulimia

    3. Binged eating with induced vomiting

    The most common cause is ostensible fear of obesity resulting in excessive dieting.
    There is this distorted image of the body size related to psychosexual conflicts.

    Other causes are:
    1. Anxiety
    2. Depression
    3. Low self esteem
    4. troubled family and personal relationships
    5. History of physical or sexual abuse
    6. Cultural and social norms that value people on basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities and strength
    7. Sometimes it may be hereditary

    What are the symptoms of Eating disorders?

    Symptoms:
    1. Progressive and excessive weight loss

    2. Loss of muscle mass

    3. Loss of bone mass with osteopenia, osteoporosis

    4. Damage to esophagus, lining of stomach, gastritis, bloating

    5. Associated induced endocrine changes (amenorrhea, hirsutism)

    6. Stunted growth due to malnutrition

    7. Weakened immune system with icy hand and excess hairs (body too cold)

    8. Anemia and Induced vitamin deficiency due to poor nutrition

    9. Fainting spells, sleep disruptions, mental confusion, seizures

    10. Low blood sugar with chills, giddiness, shaking and restlessness

    11. Disruption of body fluid mineral balance especially potassium can affect the heart with irregular heart beat and cardiac arrest

    12. Kidney and liver damage

    13. Constipation, urinary and anal incontinence

    14. Mental development may be affected

    What is the treatment of Eating disorders?

    1. Hospitalization is necessary when the condition becomes life threatening

    2. Weight restoration to improve mood and health

    3. Correction of nutrition and metabolic deficiency

    4. Psychotherapy and counseling of individual to develop healthy ways of controlling one's life

    5. Use of antidepressant and serotonin blockers

    6. Support groups to help family and nutritional counseling

    What is the prognosis of Eating disorders?

    Prognosis
    1. Good in mild cases
    2. Poor in severe cases, may be fatal

    TABLE OF CONTENT

    Chapter 1
    Eating Disorders

    Chapter 2
    Anorexia Nervosa

    Chapter 3
    Bulimia Nervosa

    Chapter 4
    Binge Eating Disorders

    Chapter 5
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 13, 2012
    ISBN9781301799480
    A Simple Guide to Eating Disorders
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      A Simple Guide to Eating Disorders - Kenneth Kee

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      to

      Eating

      Disorders

      by

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      to my wife Dorothy

      and my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      and Kelvin

      This book describes the Eating Disorders such as Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating binge disorders which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter 1

      Eating Disorders

      What are Eating disorders?

      Eating disorders is defined as the persistent refusal to eat resulting in marked loss of weight.

      It is a psychological problem with patient becoming obsessed with his or her so called obesity with intent to lose weight as a result.

      This condition is more prevalent in women than in men.

      Onset usually occurs in puberty.

      What are the types of Eating disorders?

      Eating disorders include:

      1. Anorexia nervosa,

      2. Bulimia

      3. Binged eating with induced vomiting

      The most common cause is ostensible fear of obesity resulting in excessive dieting.

      There is this distorted image of the body size related to psychosexual conflicts.

      Other causes are:

      1. Anxiety

      2. Depression

      3. Low self esteem

      4. troubled family and personal relationships

      5. History of physical or sexual abuse

      6. Cultural and social norms that value

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