Tips for Restrictive Eating Disorders
                     Tips for Restrictive Eating 
Disorders
Encourage healthy-
eating habits
Discuss how diet can affect your health, appearance 
and energy level. Encourage your teen to eat when he 
or she is hungry. Eat together as a family.
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Promote a healthy 
body image
Talk to your teen about his or her self-image and offer 
reassurance that healthy body shapes vary. Don't make 
or allow hurtful nicknames, comments or jokes based 
on a person's physical characteristics, weight or body 
shape.
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Avoid skipping meals
Setting a regular eating schedule and sticking to it is 
one of the most effective ways to overcome binge 
eating.
Skipping meals can contribute to cravings and increase 
the risk of overeating.
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Practice mindfulness
Mindfulness is a practice that involves listening to your 
body and paying attention to how you feel at the 
moment.
This technique can prevent overeating by helping a 
person learn to recognize when they no longer feel 
hungry.
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Stay hydrated
Drinking plenty of water throughout the day is a simple 
yet effective way to curb cravings and stop overeating.
In fact, studies show that increasing water intake could 
be linked to decreased hunger and calorie intake.
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Try yoga
Yoga is a practice that incorporates both the body and 
mind by using specific breathing exercises, poses, and 
meditation to reduce stress and enhance relaxation.
Studies indicate that yoga can help encourage healthy 
eating habits and reduce the risk of emotional eating.
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Eat more fiber
Fiber moves slowly through your digestive tract, 
keeping you feeling full longer.
Some research suggests that increasing fiber intake 
could cut cravings, reduce appetite, and food intake.
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Eat breakfast every 
day
Starting each day off with a healthy breakfast might 
reduce the risk of binge eating later in the day.
Several studies have found that maintaining a regular 
eating pattern is associated with less binge eating and 
lower levels of ghrelin, the hormone that stimulates 
feelings of hunger.
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Get enough sleep
Sleep affects your hunger levels and appetite, and 
sleep deprivation may be linked to binge eating.
In fact, one study in 146 people found that those with 
BED reported significantly more symptoms of insomnia 
than people without a history of this condition.
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Increase your protein 
intake
Upping your intake of protein-rich foods can keep you 
feeling full and help control your appetite.
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