Lust for a healthier body image in Panther Square

Nadra Mabrouk/Asst. News Director

In the United States, approximately 10 million females and one million males are fighting an emaciating battle with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, according to nationaleatingdisorders.org.

National Eating Disorders week began on Feb 26. Counseling and Psychological Services will be hosting “Lust for Life” in panther square in the Wolfe University Center today from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.

“Lust for Life” will coincide with the National Eating Disorder week to introduce students to programs on campus that could help them in the case that they feel uncomfortable with their bodies and to assist them in building themselves to reach their full potential. They will offer information that they have available about having a healthy body image.

Among the resources present for the event will be the Recreation Center, the Women’s Center, Career Services, Multicultural Programs and Services and the Counseling and Psychological Services.

In order to make the event more interactive, there will be games such as jeopardy and wheel of fortune to engage the students’ participation.

Students will also participate in a body image collage. The collage will consist of post-it notes that “talk back” to the media about the body image that they portray to the world.

The three main eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating. Anorexia is characterized by an obsession with losing weight, vomiting and starvation. Bulimia is cyclical binge eating and purging. Binge eating consists of compulsive overeating followed by episodes of excessive dieting.

According to the National Eating Disorder Association, all eating disorders require medical attention and mingle together anxiety and depression.