• Describe how hunger and eating are regulated
• Understand the link between metabolism, obesity, and health
• Describe anorexia and bulimia nervosa and their negative impacts

Eating disorders are alarmingly prevalent among U.S. college students, with 11% to 17% of female students and around 4% of male students displaying clinical symptoms^[1]. Despite the severity and high mortality rate associated with eating disorders, only about one-fifth of affected students received treatment in the past year.

Please read the following peer-reviewed journal article, then answer the three discussion questions below.

Pick one of the following videos to watch about eating disorders:

Select video:What is an Eating Disorder?Anorexia: 5 Common Myths Busted by an Eating Disorder ExpertInside the Eating Disordered Mind

You can view the transcript for “What is an Eating Disorder?” here (opens in new window).

You can view the transcript for “Anorexia: 5 Common Myths Busted by an Eating Disorder Expert | Stanford” here (opens in new window).

You can view the transcript for “Inside the Eating Disordered Mind” here (opens in new window).

Now answer the questions associated with the video you picked:

Pick the questions that go with the video you watched:

Choose questionsWhat is an Eating Disorder?Anorexia: 5 Common Myths Busted by an Eating Disorder ExpertInside the Eating Disordered Mind

 

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