People with eating disorders, why don't you eat as much fruit as you want?!


Question: People with eating disorders, why don't you eat as much fruit as you want!?
FRUIT IS NON FAT!. I was reading a post on someone asking about vomiting!.!.!.

I know that you'll disagree, but I can tell you that I will a group of friends ate fruit and veg raw for 40 days to see what would happen!.
We all lost weight, I had a six pack and I didn't do any sit ups!. And we all had clean skin and an enormous amount of energy!.

So why don't the eating disorder group just eat fruit and veggies to lose weight!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I totally agree with you!!
Maybe they haven't been fortunate enuff to be presented with that intelligent and healthy option!.
I kno eating natural would definitely help, but when doctors treat these "disorders", they treat 'em with drugs and bad food!.

So so sad!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You may eat fruits/veggies as much as you want, but it does not work when arguing about meat!. Most sick patients than admitted to the sick beds (in the ward that I work) generally suffering from “36 critical illnesses” that closely link with meat & animal by-product, though it is too late for them to realize!. But the real problem with us is… our “mind and social disorder” that fearing to abstain meat out of our life! Meat is too nice and it instigates craving… worst than any drug! Taste bud is one of the fundamental and worst desires that hard to control- according to the “Moslow Theorem of Needs”!. If you able to “manage” the “taste” sense, other four senses will restricted and controlled easily!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Argh I can't believe that no one has answered this properly!
Just because it doesn't have alot of fat, doesn't mean it isn't high in calories, carbohydrates or sugar!
Argh this is why the Western World is so fat!
Excess calories in the body= FAT!.
An apple has approx 100cal, if you eat 30 apples in day, that's the same as eating enough to gain weight!. Simple!.
Avacado is high in fat, too but it's not just 'fat' that makes you gain weight, overall it comes down to calories!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You are TOTALLY RIGHT, and drusillas is arguing like a medico!.
Fruit gives you energy because the natural enzymes in the fruit facilitate digestion leaving the body's digestive energy alone!.
So the body now uses this energy to remove stored waste, which has been stored as fat!.

You are also right in that they need education, they are too confused!.
Hope this helps!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It is so wonderful what you say!. I hope a lot of people with eating disorders read this!. Unfortunately, the dis-ease is not about food, it is the psyche!. Remember that most still see themselves as fat although they are skeletons, ignoring even what their the scale says!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Even i do have this problem with vomiting!.!. but i have always attached it with my sensitiveness to smell!.!. But i remember, once when i approached a doc, she prescribed the same as you told!. Even i hav tried it and i still continue!. And, yes i agree to what you told, fruit is non fat!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

Having an eating disorder isn't always about the weight issue, it's about control!. Yes, a healthy diet is the best thing for your body, but there are many other factors other than weight that cause an eating disorder!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Generally people with eating disorders tend to have body dysmorphic disorder which causes them to be preoccupied with an imagined or minor defect in their physical appearance,no matter what they do or eat this psychological disorder will always be there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Eating disorders are more mental than physical, that's why!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

i don't have eating disorders but i just rarely eat fruits!.i love meats!.haha,i'm a meat eaters before!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Uhh!.!.!. just because there's no fat in fruit doesn't mean you can't get fat off it!. You get fat by eating too many calories, whether those calories come from carbs, alcohols, fats or proteins!. 3600 extra calories, and you gain a pound of fat!.

For people with a slow metabolism, there are tons of fruit that you could gain weight from - like custard apples, bananas, or papaya - all high-calorie, but fat-free!.


Edit: I have read your text!. You are wrong!.

Another Edit: Your energy bursts are just forager's response!. Nothing more!. Besides which, you are advocating a risky diet for people who are already mentally ill and vulnerable in their eating habits!. People with eating disorders know what a nonfat food is!. Simply suggesting 'eat non fat, it was good for my friends' isn't going to cure mental illness!. It makes me sick that you would encourage their sick weight loss fantasies when they have something broken with their perceptions and self esteem!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

First of all, this should not be in the vegan/vegetarian section!. Pay attention when you're posting a question!. Eating disorders fall under the health category!.

"I know that you'll disagree, but I can tell you that I will a group of friends ate fruit and veg raw for 40 days to see what would happen!.
We all lost weight,"

A raw food diet is healthy if done right, and I'm guessing you weren't doing it right, but it's still a drastic change, so I don't doubt that you lost weight!.

"I had a six pack and I didn't do any sit ups!."

But this is obviously a lie!. Muscle tone doesn't appear out of nowhere!. It's something you have to work at to achieve!.

"So why don't the eating disorder group just eat fruit and veggies to lose weight!?"

You can't just say something like that to someone with an eating disorder, and expect it to be the be all & end all of their disease!. To even suggest to them anything about losing weight is extremely insensitive!. It will only reinforce the way they see themselves!. Eating disorders are a mental illness, more than physical!. It has nothing to do with food or the types of food that they eat!. It's a body image and/or control issue!. They'll think they're fat no matter how thin they are!. They don't see themselves the way others do!. They won't stop starving themselves/binging & purging until the mental part of the illness is "cured"!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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