The distinctions between eating disorders can be complex. While anorexia and bulimia may have some issues in common‚ other factors make them distinct. For parents‚ trying to understand the differences can be crucial. Early detection and proper treatment significantly improve the chances for a child to recover. Bulimia and anorexia are both very dangerous‚ and can be life threatening. Both are very common among teens and young adults. Eating disorders are becoming more familiar for this generation
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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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Eating Disorders and the Media Influences Eating disorders‚ any range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits‚ such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa‚ have been around since the 1870s and are increasingly taking over the world today. These two types of eating disorders are taking over predominantly. What is causing this outbreak? The media is affecting the societies because most people they see on television‚ magazines‚ and the fashion industry are
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Body Fat and Eating Disorder Paper SCI/241 September 22‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Body Fat and Eating Disorder Paper Body composition is divided into two separate types of mass. These types of masses are referred to as fat-free mass and body fat. Fat-free mass is made up of the body’s non-fat tissue. Fat-free mass is the type that is bone‚ water muscle‚ and tissue. Body fat the other type of mass is fat that is located within our body. Body fat is needed because it helps protects our internal
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Carla Baker SCI-241 February 1‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Body Fat and Eating Disorders “Body composition is the term used to describe the different components that‚ when taken together‚ make up a person’s body weight. The human body is composed of a variety of different tissue types‚ including lean tissues (muscles‚ bones‚ and organs) that are metabolically active‚ and fat (adipose) tissues that are not” (www.about.com‚ 2015). Excess‚ or too much‚ body fat is more
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Negative Body-Image and Eating Disorders According to many doctors‚ eating disorders and negative body-image is increasingly common due to media and the expanding world of fashion. Eating disorders are not just physical but mental‚ as well (Bowen-Woodward). Each person struggling with this type of disease developed a negative body image from somewhere. Family ‚ friends‚ and society contribute to creating a person’s body image‚ whether negative or positive. The effects of a negative body-image
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Pica Eating Disorder What is Pica? Pica eating disorder is defined as the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive items for at least one month at an age for which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate. This does not include culturally sanctioned eating practices (An Update on Pica n.d.). Some items that pica sufferers eat are but not limited to: • Soap • Buttons • Clay • Hair • Cigarette Butts • Paint • Glue • Sand/Dirt • Plaster • Laundry Starch • Coffee Grounds • Paper • Toothpaste • Chalk
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Eating allows all living things to obtain energy. Some people eat less some people eat more. But‚ Imagine not being able to control how much food a person may consume. This is called B.E.D Also known as Binge Eating Disorder. This is a disorder that causes people to eat extremely fast‚ eat beyond being full‚ eat when he/she isn’t hungry‚ and causes people to hide the quantity of food they may have eaten from others. B.E.D is a real medical condition. The cause is unknown. Many people across
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In the article‚ “Kesha Recalls the Exact Moment She Realized She Needed Help for Her Eating Disorder‚” the author Elyse Dupre states the problems Kesha had and about how Kesha recovered from her eating disorder. Elyse Dupre starts off her article by talking about where and how Kesha got her eating disorder. It all happened at a dinner party when Kesha was pretending to eat her food and was feeling anxious about hiding her meal. Elyse Dupre shows us her anxiety by showing us quotes by Kesha. "And
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Jocelyn Harwood SOC 315: Social Welfare Winter Term 2013 Professor Nix-McCray Assignment Two: Policy Analysis Assignment Many social policies in the United States of America are based upon discrimination. From the beginning of our nation there has been oppression of one kind or another‚ such as the oppression of women or of immigrants who were not English speaking. Discrimination by definition is the just or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things‚ especially when
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