Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders are a very common problem with dancers. Dancers are so pressured to have a perfect, slim body. When they don't feel they have this, they may turn to bad habits such as eating disorders. Anorexia and Bulimia are the most common eating disorder. Anorexia is an eating disorder in which the people literally starve themselves. People with anorexia continue to think they are overweight even after they become extremely thin, and are very ill or near death. Bulimia is when people have episodes where they binge eat. During an average binge, a bulimic consumes 3,000 to 5,000 calories in one short hour. After, they feel the need to undo what they just ate. They usually induce vomit, go for a ten-mile run, or take ex-lax. This is extremely bad for your body. If you are a dancer and do this to your body, eventually you will no longer be able to dance. Losing weight should be done in a healthy way such as a diet or exercise. It is so important to take care of your body no matter if you are a dancer or not, and eating disorders are not the way to do it.