Op-Ed: Why didn't I learn about disordered eating? My schools failed me (via latimesopinion)
” — a condition in which people stop menstruating from excessive exercise, stress, weight loss, or a combination of these factors — from my pediatrician in February.
I’d missed periods for over a year and dropped 15 pounds since my last physical. But until my pediatrician’s diagnosis, I saw nothing wrong with doing two hours of high-intensity interval training on top of 3-mile runs daily. Perpetually cold and tired, I thought I was in the best shape of my life.The COVID-19 pandemic created treacherous conditions for eating disorders, leading to a surge of new cases and relapses.
Stuck quarantining with too much time to brood over college applications and scrutinize every fold of my body, I had turned increasingly to exercise to fill a need for accomplishment and productivity. As my stress release valve became something of a compulsion, my days revolved around exercising — when to do it, how much, how hard.On days I couldn’t exercise, I guiltily picked at food and planned intense workouts to “cancel out” the day’s calories.
Adolescent eating disorders might be a buzzy phrase in news and pop culture, especially following recent controversy around how
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