Eating disorder is a concern not only in Korea but also in Japan…a disorder of the mind, not the body
Entered 2024.05.08 15:03 Entered 2024.05.08 15:03 Modified 2024.05.08 14:32 Views 1,264
An eating disorder is a disease that causes problems with food intake due to psychological problems. [사진= 게티이미지뱅크]The number of young people in their teens and twenties who refuse to eat food for fear of gaining weight is increasing. As a thin body emerged as a standard of beauty, a culture that promoted the spread of extreme fasting. It is a growing trend not only in Korea but also in Japan.
Eating disorder: eating too little or too much
An eating disorder is a disease that causes problems with food intake due to psychological problems. Anorexia nervosa (anorexia), which is a condition where people try to maintain too low a body weight. In addition, it is broadly classified into two diseases: binge eating episodes in which people repeatedly lose control and clearly eat large amounts of food in a short period of time, and bulimia nervosa, in which controlling behaviors extreme stress such as vomiting or excessive exercise. are repeated.
The two diseases are very similar in terms of psychosis and severity, and what is unique is that the diagnosis can be transferred between the two diseases. It occurs particularly often in young women. Experts believe eating disorders have increased since the coronavirus pandemic due to stress and difficulty communicating with peers.
A growing trend in Japan
Yuan Watanabe (18), who lives in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, has suffered from an eating disorder since the sixth grade of elementary school. [사진=일본 CBC 테레비 캡처]On the 6th (local time), a case of someone suffering from an eating disorder was presented on Japan’s CBC TV. Yuan Watanabe (18), who lives in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, has suffered from an eating disorder since the sixth grade of elementary school. At the time, Ms Watanabe’s height and weight were 155 cm and 26 kg, respectively, so her bones were barely visible. The normal weight for a 155cm woman is generally 46-55kg. If you take this into account, you are seriously under pressure. Remembered Ms. Watanabe, “When I saw pictures of thin people, I thought, ‘I can’t do this.’ I thought it was like a game to see how much I could reduce the number,” and “I gradually fell in love with the pleasure of losing weight.”
According to the Japan Eating Disorder Association, the number of teenage eating disorder patients increased more than 1.5 times during the COVID-19 period in 2019 and 2020. One of the reasons is that teenagers are isolated and unable to have communication with their peers because of the coronavirus. Specifically, CBC TV added, “According to the current national survey, there are approximately 240,000 patients with eating disorders, which are mental illnesses,” and added, “The mortality rate for eating disorders is approximately 5%, which known to be the highest among the diseases of the mind.”
Eating disorders are spreading among people in their 1020s in Korea.
Korea is no exception. Looking at the results of the ‘Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey 2022’ carried out by the National Mental Health Center on 6,275 children and young people aged 6 to 17 across the country (2,893 children aged 6 to 11 and 3,382 children 12 to 17 years), The prevalence of eating disorders among adolescents (current 1.6%, lifetime 2.3%) was much higher than in children (0.5%, 1.0%). Among adolescents, females (currently 2.0%, lifetime 3.0%) were more prominent than males (1.1%, 1.8%). Professor Kim Bung-nyeon of Seoul National University, who conducted the study, explained, “Compared to the results of a survey of children and young people conducted in some regions in the 2010s, the lifetime prevalence of eating disorders was significantly higher than lower. than 0.5%.”
Eating disorders occur overwhelmingly in women. According to the lawmaker’s office of the soon-to-be Impaired Democratic Party, the number of eating disorder patients increased from 8,321 in 2018 to 12,477 in 2022, an increase of 49.9% in four years. Of the total of 12,477 patients in 2022, 10,126 (81%) were women. The number of female patients increased by 50.9% from 6,714 in 2018 to 10,126 in 2022. The increase was also steeper than that of men, who increased by 46.3% from 1,607 to 2,351 over the same period.
A social climate that favors thin bodies
Eating disorders occur mainly in women and young people in their teens and twenties. The social atmosphere that follows thinness, family discord, and trauma are contributing factors. The problem is that eating disorders occur during adolescence. Experiencing an eating disorder during adolescence, when growth is active, can lead to reduced physical growth and brain development and can cause osteoporosis at a young age.
For eating disorders, consistent treatment is important. Among them, cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps you understand the thoughts, emotions, actions and physical sensations that work in a complex way at the root of eating disorders and perpetuates the disease, and further helps you to modify the these negative thoughts and behaviors and correct abnormal eating habits treatment. In addition, pharmacological treatments such as antidepressants that regulate serotonin are used not only to reduce binge eating behavior but also to improve accompanying symptoms of depression and anxiety.
However, if there are serious internal complications or serious mental disorders, hospitalization is necessary. To gain weight slowly, you need to provide nutrition, establish consistent habits and activities, and eat at the same time every day. It is important to experience this structured environment.
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