Hi everyone. I'm Monica Reinagel. Welcome to the nutrition divas quick and dirty

tips for eating well and feeling fabulous. Over the years I've gotten a lot of requests to do an episode on eating disorders.

But to tell you the truth, although eating disorders have a lot to do with food,

this isn't really a nutritional issue. It's usually more of an

emotional health issue. Nonetheless, it's a very important topic. So this week I've

invited my good friend and colleague psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendrickson of the

savvy psychologist podcast to talk to us about disordered eating and how to know if you

might have a problem.

Thanks for having me on the show, Monica. I'm delighted to be back.

Yes, so today we'll cover Disordered Eating, the little cousin of eating disorders.

Now, Disordered eating is so common that it's arguably and

unfortunately normal. While 10% of Americans will experience a full-blown eating

disorder at some point in their life, a 2009 national

survey of over 4,000 women ages 25 to 45 found that 65 percent. That's right, almost two-thirds struggle with disordered eating.

And men aren't immune either, especially as unrealistic male body standards

become more entrenched in the media and our culture.

So let's start with the difference between an eating disorder and

disordered eating.

In a nutshell, disordered eating is an unhealthy, obsessive relationship with food and weight.

Disorder, no pun intended, is the light version of an eating disorder.

So some of the same behaviors occur just to a lesser degree.

And while disordered eating isn't diagnosable,

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