EXCERCISES 9 Read the text on the previous page and for each statement choose the right option. The people who suffer from eating disorders are ... only adolescents and women. mainly adolescents and young women. mostly adolescent women. 1. a. b. c. The most common symptoms of eating disorders are ... food binges. vomiting. both a and b. 2. a. b. c. People with bulimia eat large amounts of food ... always. on special occasions. in specific periods. 3. a. b. c. People who purge after a binge suffer from ... binge eating disorder. bulimia nervosa. anorexia nervosa. 4. a. b. c. People with pica disorder eat ... non edible substances. only small quantities of food. in public. 5. a. b. c. People with avoidance/restrictive food intake disorder are ... attracted by certain smells or tastes. rarely hungry. not interested in food. 6. a. b. c. 10 Listen to a text on less common types of eating disorders and answer the following questions. What are the names of the other three eating disorders? What do people with purging disorder do? What don’t they do? How much do people who wake up at night eat? What is the name of a disorder typically associated with OSFED? What do people with orthorexia focus on? What are the consequences of orthorexia? When are people with orthorexia satisfied? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Binge eating disorder THE DIANA EFFECT Princess Diana (1961–1997) spoke publicly about her problems with bulimia in 1994. In her public speech, she said, “I am certain the ultimate solution lies within the individual. But, with the help and patient nurturing given by professionals, family and friends, people suffering eating disorders can find a better way of coping with their lives.” Her brave speech regarding her eating disorder and personal struggles had a great effect: many people were encouraged to start talking about their own eating disorders. GLOSSARY : : : : : : : : : : : binge abbuffata chalk gesso to chew masticare to crave desiderare ardentemente distaste disgusto feeding nutrizione pica picacismo purging scarica (intestinale) to regurgitate rigurgitare, rimettere to spit sputare to swallow ingoiare