Friday, May 11, 2012

Unknown Eating Disorders List


Eating disorders are not limited to just eating too much food or gorging and overeating. It goes way beyond and there are have been many more such syndromes which haven’t got the limelight that they deserve and before it becomes grave issue, it is vital to know them to ensure that you are not facing any of these or if you do then take right step to stop it now.

Night Eating Syndrome: The name explains itself. Person suffering from this disorder will never ever eat in the morning due to the guilt of over eating the previous night. They may wake up in the middle of night feeling awfully hungry and would eat anything that they can lay their hands on. It is said to be the biggest culprit behind obesity which is like a red carpet for all the life style syndromes.

Orthorexia Nervosa: This one is an abnormal obsession with eating healthy and good food. They worry about how the food was made, is it high in nutritious value and how much to eat, etc. When you become a healthy food addict then it becomes an issue of concern. Everyplace that you go would definitely not be as hygienic such apprehensions and obsessions may create problems in your personal life.

Pica: It is about people having craving for some weird food items that one would otherwise think as gross.
Acuphagia – Yearning to eat sharp things
Amylophagia – Yearning for eat washing powder
Cautopyreiophagia – Yearning for eat burnt matches
Coprophagia – Yearning to eat faeces
Geophagia – Yearning to eat soil
Lithophagia – Yearning to eat stones
Mucophagy – Yearning to eat mucus
Pagophagia – Yearning to eat ice
Plumbophagia – Yearning to eat lead
Trichophagia – Yearning to eat hair
Xylophobia – Yearning to eat wood
Hyalophagia- Yearning to eat glass
Saponaceous- Yearning to eat soap

Nocturnal Sleep Eating:
Nocturnal Sleep Eating is to do with people who it in semi conscious state of mind thinking where they are simply not aware about have they eaten in the last meal or have they eaten a meal at all. It is commonly found in people who have high intake of sugar and fats and suffer from severe anxiety and anger pangs.

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