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What are three signs that someone may have an eating disorder?

While eating disorder behaviors can vary from person to person, we've identified some common warning signs to watch out for, including: Alterations in Weight. ... Preoccupation With Body Image. ... Disruptions in Eating Patterns. ... Preoccupation With Nutritional Content. ... Changes in Exercise Patterns. ... Mood Fluctuations. More items...

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7 Eating Disorder Warning Signs

While eating disorder behaviors can vary from person to person, we’ve identified some common warning signs to watch out for, including:

1. Alterations in Weight

If the person weighs less than 85 percent of their ideal body weight and exhibits other characteristic signs of an eating disorder, they can be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Someone can still be close to, at, or even above their ideal body weight and have an eating disorder. This is common in those diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, marked by binging and purging. Do you know someone who spends an inordinate amount of time looking in the mirror, makes negative comments about her physical appearance and insists that they are overweight? That behavior alone doesn’t necessarily constitute an eating disorder, but if they become preoccupied with certain celebrities and models, compare themselves unfavorably to them, or wear baggy clothing to hide their body shape, these actions can be cause for concern.

3. Disruptions in Eating Patterns

You may notice that someone stops eating with the family, dislikes previously enjoyed foods, is preoccupied with counting calories and fat grams, drinks excessive amounts of water and caffeine to suppress their appetite, eats noticeably smaller portions, or refuses to eat at all. Or maybe they start bingeing on certain foods and going to the bathroom immediately after meals to vomit what they just ate. Also be on the lookout for newly developed eating rituals such as chewing for long periods before swallowing, cutting food into small portions, moving food around on the plate, or hiding food in a napkin to dispose of later.

4. Preoccupation With Nutritional Content

A dedication to eating nutritious food is admirable, but if someone you know begins to classify foods as good or bad, healthy or unhealthy, safe or unsafe, and is constantly searching out organic, low-fat diet foods, frequently visits websites focused on nutrition, or suddenly declares they are vegetarian or vegan, this, in conjunction with other behaviors, could be a sign that they need help.

5. Changes in Exercise Patterns

Another warning sign is when someone becomes preoccupied with physical fitness, spends hours exercising in a ritualistic way, talks excessively about the number of calories they’ve burned, or gets upset if their exercise routine is disrupted.

6. Mood Fluctuations

As an eating disorder gains momentum, it may lead to signs of irritability, depression, and anxiety, causing the individual to stop socializing and lose interest in previously enjoyed activities.

7. Use of Laxatives, Diuretics, or Diet Pills

There is tremendous pressure on young girls and women today to look a certain way, but when they are willing to risk their health to achieve an unhealthy standard, resorting to laxatives, diuretics, or diet pills, that can be a sign they need help.

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What does a little C mean in cooking?

Cup = C. or c. Pint = pt. Quart = qt. Gallon = gal. Ounces – oz.

sundial.csun.edu - Measurements, conversions and kitchen jargon: big T, small t

The difference between making and destroying a recipe is as easy as replacing a tablespoon (T) for a teaspoon (t), and vice versa. Whether its a seasoning, a liquid or the issues of weight, measurements play a large part in dictating the success of a dish. Suppose, for example, I am baking a pie crust and I accidentally misread the quantity for salt as 5 tablespoons rather than 5 teaspoons. No matter how perfectly I bake that sucker, I’m still going to be left with a golden-brown piece of Play-Doh. While the measurement game is vastly more complex in the world of baking, its application in cooking techniques is equally important. Not enough pepper, bland. Too much chicken stock, diluted. Forgot to add thyme, might as well be a microwave dinner. Here are a handful of basic measurements (US standard) and conversions and their abbreviations the everyday cook may encounter.

Measurements:

Teaspoon = t. or tsp.

Tablespoon = T. or tbsp.

Cup = C. or c.

Quart = qt.

Gallon = gal.

Ounces – oz.

Fluid ounces = fl.oz.

Pounds = lb. or lbs.

Dozen = doz.

Each = ea.

Conversions:

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

2 cups = 1 pint

1 pint = 1 pound

2 pints = 1 quart

1 quart = 4 cups

4 quarts = 1 gallon

1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces

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