Children are suffering from disordered eating

 More than one in five children and young adults have eating disorders, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study.

Disordered eating is a blanket term used to describe unhealthy behaviours that go unrecognised.

The research team evaluated a total of 32 studies from 16 different countries, and it was discovered that 22% of children and young people had eating issue behaviours. More girls than boys showed signs of disordered eating, especially among older teens with a higher BMI.

Disordered eating is a term used to describe unhealthy eating behaviours that could be harmful to a person's health but are not necessarily eating disorders.

Binge eating, extreme dieting, and restricted diets are all examples of disordered eating, according to the National Eating Disorders Collaborative. It can also involve practises like using diet pills, skipping meals, and more in order to maintain or lose weight. Disordered eating can potentially lead to an eating disorder if it is not adequately managed.

"The prevalence of disordered eating increased with age and body mass index as well as among girls. These high numbers are alarming from the standpoint of public health and show the necessity of putting methods for avoiding eating disorders into action "the study reported.

Because it was based on children's and adolescents' self-reported replies, the study had certain limitations. Researchers must now pinpoint the cause of the surge in disordered eating behaviours in order to continue the study and implement more programmes to aid kids who exhibit disordered eating behaviours.

For children in particular, it is crucial to maintain a healthy weight and follow a balanced diet because disordered eating can occasionally lead to serious health problems.

An eating disorder is what?

Under the umbrella term "eating disorders," anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), and other explicitly defined feeding or eating disorders (OSFED) are all referred to as eating disorders:

nervosa anorexia: a condition where someone overworks themselves or restricts their food intake in an effort to maintain a certain weight.

In bulimia nervosa, you have little control over your eating habits and resort to extreme tactics, such as forcing yourself to vomit, to keep from gaining weight.

An individual with a binge eating problem overeats to the point of discomfort.

A person is said to have another unique feeding or eating disorder when they don't fit into one of the aforementioned categories but nevertheless display additional eating-related symptoms, such night eating syndrome.