I know "binging" is bad for you. I claim that I'm a health freak, which in turn causes me to occasionally come to a point of nutritional insanity in which I compleatly binge late at night, mainly on ridiculous amounts of fruit loops and peanut butter sandwhiches. So here's my request...could someone please lay out for me, the negative effects on binge eating, and what it does to your body(in terms of sugar levels, blood pressure, anything like that). Please please be as graphic as possible. I find I keep myself healthy by seeing things like icing as diabetes, and french fries as a heart attack. Please help scare me away frm binge eating with some graphic explaination of what eating a lot, quickly does to the body. Thanks a heap!
2006-10-22 17:34:37 · 4 answers · asked by andy_pann 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Remember Linda Carpenter, she died in her early twenties from binge eating, she caused herself to throw up so much, she had an electrolyte imbalance and died of a heart arrhythmia. Sweetheart, I don't think grossness in the manner of death will help you. Your obviously intelligent, and from your question it's obvious your no stranger to what binge eating does to ones body. I strongly suggest you seek medical/mental intervention, an eating disorder cannot be cured via yahoo answers, oh I wish it could. But lets get serious, we can offer advice, tell you the consequences, which again you already know. It's going to take professional help, intervention, dedication, therapy, guts, and determination. But YOU CAN DO IT. NOW GETTY UP AND GO AND GET HELP. Thanks for the opportunity to address your question.
2006-10-22 17:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Strawberry Pony 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am really concerned about your eating habits and the fact that you feel you must be "scared" into eating properly and maintaining health. Binge eating causes stress to the body that effects the heart and digestive system. The heart being the main concern. Heart arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), electrolyte imbalance (among other chemical imbalances in the body), Blood pressure, blood glucose ("sugar"), in particular. All of these can lead to death... including sudden death - regardless of age.
Nothing is good for the body in extremes...including exercise (!) and depriving the body of food (thinking it is healthy to "not eat too much"). Do you ever purge (throw up) after you eat? Ever?
This is extremely dangerous. I strongly recommend that you see your primary care physician as soon as possible. When you go.. it is imperative that you be honest about your habits and feelings regarding your health. It would be advisable, also, for you to see a nutritionist. You should be able to get a referral from your PCP.
Take care. P.S - It's Karen Carpenter... look up her story sometime.
2006-10-22 18:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by RAVEN 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you keep eating a lot, then not, eventually you age horribly. I have a friend, about 9 months younger than I am (both 51). She looks 70, I look 30. It's not all genetics. She practiced yoyo dieting to the extreme, and would binge on heavy foods (unlike you, who are at least going for some protein!) at this point, her face looks 'rode hard and put up wet' to use the local term. She is unable at this point to lose weight without making herself sick, and she really shows every bit of her age. Don't know if this helps or not, but imagine yourself looking ancient way before you have to! brrrrrrrrrr
2006-10-22 17:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's very bad.
2006-10-22 17:36:17 · answer #4 · answered by S K 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋