Reaching Female College Athletes: Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Stephanie J. Watson‚ B.S. Indiana State University Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Athletes tend to be highly competitive‚ highly-achieving‚ and self-disciplined individuals (Mahan and Escott-Stump‚ 2000). Similar personality traits are seen in people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). A lean body type is associated with enhanced strength and performance in many competitive
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1. Describe the role media may have in the development of eating disorders. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily. On average‚ these people watch over three hours per day. American children engage in increasing amounts of media use‚ a trend fueled largely by the growing availability of internet access through phones and laptops. On a typical day‚ 8 – 18-year-olds are engaged with some form of media about 7.5 hours. Most of this time is spent watching television‚ though children play video
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Child and Adolescent Psychology: Body Image and Eating Disorders In Adolescence Alyssa Tremblay Professor Stanford-Pollock December 1‚ 2011 One of the main concerns in teens with poor body image or low self-esteem is eating disorders. There are four major types of eating disorders‚ which include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating disorder‚ and EDNOS. Anorexia nervosa is statistically most common in white or Hispanic girls between the ages of 15 and 23. Although‚ studies
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Many have wondered if the images of extremely thin people in the media cause individuals to develop eating disorders. This is an excellent question especially when one considers the types of images that constantly display on television‚ magazines‚ and internet advertisements. Average weight or overweight people are rarely seen in the media. And unfortunately‚ when overweight individuals appear in movies and television they are often the brunt of jokes or presented as laughing stocks‚ such as Jonah
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Abstract Eating disorders are common in a culture with being obsessed with body image‚ dieting‚ and fast food (Jacobs‚ C). Dissatisfaction with our body and dieting can often lead to dangerous and unhealthy eating habits. More and more eating habits are patterns leading to eating disorders (Jacobs‚ C). We now are aware of these different types of illnesses; and they are treatable and people are ready to help you (Jacobs‚ C). There are three main types of eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa
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Eating Disorders: Obesity‚ Anorexia‚ and Bulimia Obesity in America has become rather traditional for our nation with over 60 percent of adult Americans are overweight and 30 percent actually being considered obese. Obesity is a condition in which an individual weighs 20 percent or more above the desirable weight for his or her height. People try to get rid of excess weight by starving or sweating it off‚ which can lead eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. Studies have shown that children
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the subject of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia; unfortunately it is because these disorders seem to be becoming more and more common. The question that remains is whether eating disorders such as these are simply personal problems of the individuals‚ or if they have become a social problem that needs to be addressed more aggressively. Having grown up in this society‚ I see this issue as a definite social problem. To say that these increasingly common eating disorders are personal problems
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The Effect of Light Intensity on Photosynthesis and Transpiration Inna V. Raymundo BOTANY I Section V-6L August 29‚ 2012 ¹A scientific paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Botany I laboratory under Dr. Nonnie Bautista‚ 1st sem‚ 2012-2013. ABSTRACT Photosynthesis and transpiration both play important roles in plants. But there are factors which affect the rate of photosynthesis and transpiration. The external factor that was identified is the
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Athletes and Eating Disorders Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental disorder. According to the National Eating Disorders Association (2013) in the United States twenty million women suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life including anorexia‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating and others. There seems to be a correlation between women sports‚ for example dancing‚ gymnastics‚ figure skating ...etc.‚ and eating disorders. These
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Deshaies Topic: Eating Disorders General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about eating disorders. Central Idea: Today I would like to share with you about eating disorders: what they are‚ their effects‚ how you can treat them‚ and how to recognize if someone you know has an eating disorder. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: Did you know that it is estimated that eight million Americans have an eating disorder and only one in ten people with eating disorders actually get
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