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    Anorexia Nervosa - Essay

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    known as simply anorexia. People with this disorder start out with dieting then move to over dieting‚ excessive exercise‚ diet pills for appetite suppression‚ diuretics‚ laxatives‚ and/or enemas. Anorexia is a psychological disorder that reaches beyond weight issues. This condition is more about having a sense of control over their body. It becomes an obsession to them. This condition affects mostly women‚ although men can also develop this disorder. Caucasians are more affected than people

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    really a male form of an eating disorder. ANOREXIA AFFECTS MALES AND FEMALES •Eating disorders are brought on by a need for control. • It is estimated that a million American males also suffer from eating disorders. •We are exposed to 12‚000 ads a day through different sources of media telling us how we are supposed to look‚ what we are supposed to do‚ what defines success‚ and what gives us value. ANOREXIA •Underweight •Starvation •Anemia •Unhealthy eating •Anxiety or depression

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    that gets involved with eating disorders such as Anorexia. The symptoms‚ the statistics‚ and much more explains why this particular disease is harmful. It affects people both physically and psychologically. As a country‚ we need to establish prevention programs that could be used as a resource in both school and public settings. Doing so will help decrease the number of people with anorexia and more complicated health issues. Anorexia nervosa is a psychological disorder where an individual willfully

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    Taylor Sipchen (p.3) Jackie Han (p.6) Debate Brief I. Attention getter and importance of this issue A. The first case of attempted force-feeding was of a 32-year-old former medical student from Whales‚ known as “E”. She had a BMI of 11-12‚ while the normal BMI is 18-25. She did not want to die‚ but she did not want to be fed. The second case was of an anorexic known as “L”. She too‚ did not want to die but she stated that her severe anorexia did not allow her to eat. (Cite #1) B. Force-feeding

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    Anorexia Research Paper

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    -Cymphinique- Only you can be you Eating Disorders are unhealthy behaviors that relate to food and the weight of the body. Eating disorders involve the smaller intake of food‚ extreme intake of food and it relates to an over the top concern about the shape of body and size. No one is exactly sure about what brings out the disorder in the person‚ but researchers believe that dynamics in the family and social influences with thinness

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    properties of the BULIT-R test that is used for many individuals that are known to have Bulimia Nervosa. Below let’s talk more in depth about Bulimia Nervosa. Bulimia Nervosa “Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder that is chiefly characterized by binge eating coupled with feelings of loss of control while eating‚ using inappropriate methods (such as self-induced vomiting‚ dieting‚ and excessive exercise) to prevent weight gain and extreme concern about body weight and shape (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric

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    Female Athlete Triad

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    experience three inter-related disorders due to unhealthy body weight and eating habits. In the case of the triad‚ the word active refers to females who display moderate to high intensity levels of performance. The rate of performance must be high in order to counterbalance the decrease in calorie intake. Females who perform at a high intensity are at risk for the triad since they do not take in enough calories to fulfill the amount expended. The three disorders within the female athlete triad

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    related to weight‚ whether that be being overweight or underweight. Anorexia and obesity are similar in more ways than most people think‚ both can stem from ‘faulty brain wiring’‚ they are dangerous for a person’s health‚ each of them can cause mood disorders‚ and a person’s environment can be to blame for each one. However‚ there are also some major differences‚ with the obvious being that anorexia is when a person starves themselves and obesity is when someone is extremely overweight. The other difference

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    Body image is a topic of hot debate in our times; the media appears to be the chief force that lurks behind the scenes concerning the female issue of appearance that drives eating disorders‚ enhancement procedures‚ too-soon sexual liaisons and at the maximum‚ suicide. To what do we owe this ever-increasing phenomenon of body image negativity for those who cannot measure up to the commercialized

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    Bulimia and the Effects of the Mouth Bulimia and the Effects of the Mouth Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder which includes a cycle of an individual binging and purging of food. Individuals suffering from Bulimia have an obsession with their weight‚ body image‚ and food (Venokur‚ 2011). After their binging period the bulimic forces all excess calories ingested out of the body by causing self-induced vomiting‚ misuse of laxatives‚ or excessive exercise (Venokur‚ 2011). Bulimia Nervosa is

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