In the USA alone‚ up to 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder. That’s probably around 70 million worldwide. Eating disorders are serious and often deadly illnesses that greatly affect a person’s eating behaviors. The most common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Today I’m going to be talking about these disorders‚ more specifically‚ what they are‚ the symptoms‚ the causes‚ the effects they have on the mind and body‚ and the recovery
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doubt‚ there is a tension that fills the air when one mentions the words eating disorder. The well known facts and horror stories are enough for one to shrink back into an uneasy state when the topic is brought up in conversation‚ and often the topic is quickly changed. Eating disorders are serious life threatening‚ and phycological disorders‚ but contrary to the minimal discussion of eating disorders‚ studies suggest that eating disorders amidst adolescents have steadily increased over the last 50
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heard many peoples’ justifications for eating meat. The most common excuse‚ “An animals’ taste coupled with its diminished cognitive capacity justifies our consumption of it” (Caouette). In other words “animals are stupid and they taste good‚ so I’m justified in eating them.” But if I thought human flesh tasted good‚ would there be any justification in killing and eating someone? Why is it in our society‚ eating meat is considered morally acceptable‚ while eating your friends isn’t? What is considered
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Cause/Effect Paper: Are Eating Disorders Assisted by Depression? · As a fragile young girl entered the hospital‚ several people stop to stare at her fragile body. As the physicians examine her‚ they begin to realize she hasn’t eaten in days. Several physicians begin to ask her questions concerning her eating behaviors. All she her behavior during the exam they noticed how depressed the girl seemed to be. When the exam was over the girl was immediately admitted to
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Though there seems to be little time for a well planned diet‚ health does not have to suffer. Simple changes can be easy and worthwhile. I have a good friend who looks at eating as a chore. He will often rationalize not eating or chose to eat light snacks for his total daily consumption. There are many reasons why he says this is right for him; sometimes he claims not to be hungry while others he admits not wanting to get fat. Whatever his reasons‚ the decisions my friend makes regarding personal
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Kristina was 10 years old when she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa‚ and despite some mild childish resistance she had recovered and thought she would never go back to her eating disorder. Little did she know that her eating disorder was biding its time in the dark corners of her own mind. Before the end of middle school she had relapsed. During her freshman year in high school‚ she was hospitalized for 7 months. Over time she began insulating herself from her family and even her closest friends
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Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls Eating disorders are a group of mental disorders that interfere with normal food consumption. They may lead to serious health problems and‚ in the case of both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa‚ even death. The major recognized eating disorders are anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia‚ and binge eating disorder. An eating disorder is a serious psychological condition. The sufferer is obsessed with food‚ diet and often body image to the point where their quality of
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With eating disorders on the rise today‚ the media plays an important role in affecting self-esteem‚ leading a large amount of young adults to develop eating disorders. Many adolescents see the overbearing thin celebrities and try to reach media’s level of thinness and ideal body weight. "Sixty-nine of the girls reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of the perfect body shape" (Field). Not only is being thin associated with other positive characteristics such as‚ lovable‚ popular‚
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feeling disgusted‚ depressed‚ or guilty after eating a large amount of food (Hooley.‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ K.‚ & Minrke 2017). Overall‚ they feel significant distress about their binge eating. Their binge eating episodes occur‚ on average‚ at least once per week for 3 months (Hooley.‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ K.‚ & Minrke 2017). Comorbidities are seen within individuals with eating disorders‚ personality disorders are commonly reported in individuals that have binge eating disorder. It is also stated in the book Abnormal
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magazines. It also did not include television programs‚ internet‚ or any other type of media in the questionnaire which may also lead girls to wan to change their body shape. Second Article The next article I read was titled‚ “Viewership of Pro-Eating Disorder Websites: Association with Body
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