Obesity and Youth?
These two do not seem to go together. The reality is however difficult today. Eating disorders are so common and very much evident these days...

Each year, thousands of teens develop eating disorders, or problems with weight, eating, or body image.
Emotions  and  eating  habits.
Emotions play major role in one’s eating habits. Have you observed when you hang out with friends knowingly or unknowingly you tend to eat more simply because of ambience and company.
In contrast when you go out for business lunch you tend to restrain yourself.
Depression and eating disorders:
Depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders are associated with both eating disorders and obesity. Adolescents who are depressed may be at an increased risk of becoming obese.
According to a recent study conducted over a period of one year mental health gets deeply affected.
In addition, many people with eating disorders suffer from clinical depression, anxiety, personality or substance abuse disorders, or in some cases obsessive compulsive disorder.with this  mental  health is  affected.
Depression, boredom, loneliness, chronic anger, anxiety, frustration, stress, problems with interpersonal relationships and poor self-esteem can result in overeating and unwanted weight gain.
By identifying what triggers our eating, we can substitute more appropriate techniques to manage our emotional problems and take food and weight gain out of the process. Fluctuation in eating, being on both the extremes over eating when one is stressed or starving when in depression is hazardous.
There are extremes in eating behavior — A person who diets that never ends and gradually gets more restrictive, for example. Or the person who can't go out with friends because he or she thinks it's more important to go running to work off a snack eaten earlier.
Emotional triggers:
 If one is frequently addicted to following leads to obesity
• Constant adherence to increasingly strict diets, regardless of weight
• Habitual trips to the bathroom immediately after eating
• Secretly bingeing on large amounts of food
• Hoarding large amounts of food
• Increase in consumption of laxatives, diuretics or diet pills
Relationg eating disorders to obesity:
Eating disorders are more than going on a diet to lose weight quickly or trying to exercise every day. People generally keep weight reduction as their short term goal. They do vigorous, intense dieting program which will lead to adverse affects.
Binge eating
Binge eating involves more than just eating a lot. People with this problem don't want to be overweight. They wish they could be slim and healthy. Many times people who binge eat feel misunderstood. It's not as easy as others might think to just stop eating. With bingeing, a person feels out of control and powerless to stop eating while doing it. That's why binge eating is also called compulsive overeating.
Unlike BED, obesity is not a psychiatric disorder, but it can be a symptom of emotional problems. There are many causes of obesity, including “emotional eating,” which occurs when a person turns to food as a way to cope with stress or low self-esteem. A person is considered overweight if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is above 25. If it’s above 30, a person is considered obese.
How Binge Eating Disorder Leads to Obesity?
The Health Risks of Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity
Like all eating disorders, binge eating can lead to serious health complications. Over time, compulsive overeating or bingeing usually leads to weight gain. The most common type of food that bingers turn to during binges is “junk food,” or food that is high in empty calories, carbohydrates, fat and sugar. One of the most serious consequences of binge eating is weight gain or obesity, which increases the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, arthritis, cancer, sleep apneas, and emotional problems such as depression and anxiety.
How to Stop Binge Eating and Curb Obesity
Many people who try to stop binge eating find that it’s very difficult to stop on their own. This is because binge eating is not a matter of will power; it is a psychological disorder that requires professional treatment and a strong support system to fully recover.
Rather making things complicated we can indeed build a healthy life style plan out, work outs, ignoring  short-term weightless plans makes you live health and  fit.

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