The Dangers of Being Anorexic or Obese
The Dangers of Being Anorexic or Obese
Women, for the most part are weight conscious. Many women probably want to be like females in the entertainment industry such as movie stars who have perfectly curved slim bodies and the photoshoped models we find in magazines. As Americans, we are blinded that there are more anorexic and obese women than women who are a healthy size. Both anorexic and obese women have eating disorders. According to Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescence and Maudsley Family-Based Treatment “Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder that generally occurs in adolescence, with a median age at onset of 17 years” (Hurst, Read, Wallis 33)1. Obesity means that you have more fat in your body than you are intended to. There are some similarities and some differences between being Obese and Anorexic. It’s clear that the difference between both eating disorders is the physical effect. Obesity makes a person fat and anorexia makes a person thin. Lack of physical activity attributes to the increase of body fats. Anorexic women think they are overweight when in reality they are dangerously underweight. There are some similarities to being overweight or underweight. People who are overweight have a higher risk of “Diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, strokes and cancer” (Runner, Livestrong.com)2. Those who are underweight are at a higher risk of, or “likely to develop diabetes, susceptible to illness, lack of energy and underweight women are far more likely to have a miscarriage, and have an increased risk of developing breast cancer” (Runner, Livestrong.com)2.
While many of us see being overweight as bad, it might have its benefits. First, if a person is overweight it could mean that they have enough supply food. Now, is a person who is underweight as unhealthy as an overweight person? Not necessarily, in fact one of the good things about being underweight could be that they can eat as much to put on a few pounds but their
Women, for the most part are weight conscious. Many women probably want to be like females in the entertainment industry such as movie stars who have perfectly curved slim bodies and the photoshoped models we find in magazines. As Americans, we are blinded that there are more anorexic and obese women than women who are a healthy size. Both anorexic and obese women have eating disorders. According to Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescence and Maudsley Family-Based Treatment “Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder that generally occurs in adolescence, with a median age at onset of 17 years” (Hurst, Read, Wallis 33)1. Obesity means that you have more fat in your body than you are intended to. There are some similarities and some differences between being Obese and Anorexic. It’s clear that the difference between both eating disorders is the physical effect. Obesity makes a person fat and anorexia makes a person thin. Lack of physical activity attributes to the increase of body fats. Anorexic women think they are overweight when in reality they are dangerously underweight. There are some similarities to being overweight or underweight. People who are overweight have a higher risk of “Diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, strokes and cancer” (Runner, Livestrong.com)2. Those who are underweight are at a higher risk of, or “likely to develop diabetes, susceptible to illness, lack of energy and underweight women are far more likely to have a miscarriage, and have an increased risk of developing breast cancer” (Runner, Livestrong.com)2.
While many of us see being overweight as bad, it might have its benefits. First, if a person is overweight it could mean that they have enough supply food. Now, is a person who is underweight as unhealthy as an overweight person? Not necessarily, in fact one of the good things about being underweight could be that they can eat as much to put on a few pounds but their