Wanted: Food for Body & Mind

Violet week in Italy from march 9th to march 16th wants to raise awareness about eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating).

Part of that is a mail art call from the non-profit-organization il filo lilla.

Details

• postcards
• sizes: 10cm x 15cm – 13cm X 18cm (maximum A4)
• write your name, address, e-mail on the back of the card
• no racism, no violence, no offence, no fee, no return, no jury, no selection
• deadline: february 28th, 2024
• address
  Maria Grazia Piazza
  Via Fratelli Cervi 13
  20056 Trezzo sull’Adda, MI
  Italy

All works will be shown on the website www.ilfilolilla.it as well as in various exhibitions.

Definitions …

Binge Eating Disorder

Binge eating disorder is characterized by recurrent binge eating episodes during which a person feels a loss of control and marked distress over his or her eating. Unlike bulimia nervosa, binge eating episodes are not followed by purging, excessive exercise or fasting. As a result, people with binge eating disorder often are overweight or obese.

Bulimia Nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is characterized by binge eating (eating large amounts of food in a short time, along with the sense of a loss of control) followed by a type of behavior that compensates for the binge, such as purging (e.g., vomiting, excessive use of laxatives, or diuretics), fasting, and/or excessive exercise. Unlike anorexia nervosa, people with bulimia can fall within the normal range for their weight. But like people with anorexia, they often fear gaining weight, want desperately to lose weight, and are intensely unhappy with their body size and shape.

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is characterized by a significant and persistent reduction in food intake leading to extremely low body weight in the context of age, sex, and physical health; a relentless pursuit of thinness; a distortion of body image and intense fear of gaining weight; and extremely disturbed eating behavior. Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight, even when they are starved or severely malnourished.

[Source: National Institute of Mental Health (USA); photo: © il filo lilla]