Monthly Archives: May 2018

Eating Disorders – Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa or more commonly Anorexia is a psychological eating disorder that can be potentially life-threatening to the patient. There are two types of anorexia: restricting and purging. The restricting type of anorexia achieves weight loss though restricting calories. The purging type of anorexia achieves weight loss through vomiting and laxatives. Anorexia affects the body and  and the mind much like other eating disorders. It affects the body by causing dramatic weight loss, low iron levels, dehydration, muscle loss, weak bones, poor blood circulation as well as other things. Anorexia affects the mind in several different ways such as a fear of gaining weight and a preoccupation with food. There is no single reason as to why a person has anorexia. It is generally started because of mental and emotional reasons such as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), low self esteem, body dissatisfaction  or bullying from others. Generally anorexia affects women more than men but there are lots of men who suffer with anorexia. The recognizable features of someone who is anorexia are extreme weight loss, anxiety and/or depression, heightened anxiety around meal times, loss or thinning of hair. It is important to remember that just because someone is skinny,that does not mean that they have an eating disorder. Treatments for anorexia can vary based on the patient but common treatment includes: therapy, nutritional-such as meal planning and educating, and medical treatment.

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Foods 11 – April Lab Reflection

I chose to reflect on the Cinnamon Buns lab because it was my favourite lab to make this month. I very much enjoyed this lab because I usually don’t like cinnamon buns because I did that they are too sweet so I was pleasantly suprised to find out that the sugary taste was not too overpowering. At first I was not expecting the buns to grow as much as they did especially because they were so small when we first put them in the oven. The only problem I think that we had was that when we were cutting the cinnamon buns we failed to make sure that the cuts were even which resulted in some buns being quite big and some quite small. I think that our group worked really good together and were able to time everything very well. If I was to do this lab again I would make sure that I cut the buns more evenly because I believe that it makes them look better. I would also make or buy some icing for the buns because I think that cinnamon buns taste really good fresh out of the oven with fresh icing on top of them.