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    disease ❖ Stroke ❖ High blood pressure ❖ High Cholesterol ❖ Type 2 diabetes ❖ Certain forms of cancer ❖ Excess Fatigue ❖ Increased risk of cardiac problems ❖ Hardening of the arteries ❖ GI disorders ❖ Decreased reaction time ❖ Reduced balance and coordination ❖ Increased susceptibility to infections ❖ Decreased circulation ❖ Delayed wound healing There are a few known factors that influence the obesity

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    million males are fighting a life and death battle with an eating disorder (Collins). The two most commonly known eating disorders in America are anorexia nervosa‚ an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight‚ distorted body image and an obsessive fear of gaining weight and bulimia nervosa‚ an eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating‚ followed by purging. While eleven million is a startling number‚ eating disorders are even more prevalent among athletes‚ particularly those

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    Eating disorder From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia’s quality standards. The specific problem is: Invalid templates‚ bad wiki syntax.. Please help improve this article if you can. (May 2012) | Eating disorder | Classification and external resources | ICD-10 | F50 | ICD-9 | 307.5 | MeSH | D001068 | Eating disorders are conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient

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    Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which an individual follows a binge-and-purge eating pattern. Some individuals binge-and-purge occasionally‚ others more consistently. A bulimic person will “binge” by excessive eating and then will either self-induce vomit or use laxatives to prevent the body from absorbing the calories‚ hence “purge.” According to the Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt‚ someone is diagnosed with bulimia nervosa if there are: 1. Binge eating takes place in recurrent

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    Part 1: Know about different eating disorders 1a. Describe at least two different eating disorders. Eating disorder 1: Bulimia Nervosa is a disorder characterised by consuming massive amount in calories in a form on binge eating and then getting rid of them through laxatives or vomiting. There may be social signs or psychological signs like social isolation. Eating disorder 2: Anorexia Nervosa is the most well-known and popular of eating disorders yet it is the least common. It is

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    Typically‚ an eating disorder can be defined as the act of starving one’s self in order to attain the image of being thin. This process occurs in unhealthy ways such as not eating or making oneself throw up after eating (Disordered Eating 2011). Most people might consider an eating disorder to be an individual problem‚ meaning that a person may have been triggered by an internal source rather than and external source. However‚ that is not necessarily the case. People generally relate thinness and

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    as mood disorders. When changes in mood and behavior affect a person so greatly‚ they can have a mood disorder. Common types of mental illnesses include major depression and bi-polar disorder. Mood disorders‚ also known as affective disorders‚ can be defined as a disturbance of mood that is not caused by a organic abnormality. This disorder also includes the appearance of an excessive "maniac" or "depressive" state that is not interfered by any of the other physical or mental disorders. Whatever

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    Cultural Essay Writing- Brown The Ugliness and Rise of Eating Disorders Ask yourself this‚ when was the last time you heard the question: “Does this make me look fat?” If I had to guess‚ probably not too long ago‚ right? But why would you hear that question so frequently? Why would anyone be so concerned about their appearance that instead of asking if they look handsome or pretty if they look ‘fat?’ Maybe the reality that eating disorders are more common than most people think nowadays would

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    self-esteem‚ depression‚ self-harm and eating disorders. First off‚ an eating disorder is defined as a mental illness. It is primarily associated with three major types of disorders: Anorexia Nervosa‚ Binge Eating‚ and Bulimia Nervosa. Each sickness has its own side effects‚

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    Anorexia Nervosa’s Harmful Effects By definition anorexia nervosa is “an eating disorder in which a person has an aversion to food that results in starvation and an inability to stay at the minimum body weight considered healthy for their age and height” (--. National Library of Medicine). People with anorexia fear weight gain‚ even if they are at a healthy weight or underweight (--. National Library of Medicine). Anorexia seems like the only solution to some people who may be a tad bit over weight

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