An Inside Look at Eating Disorders

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Eating Disorders
“Food - too much of it, we suffer, and to lack of it, we will suffer.” Because of it, humans have lost their sanity and it’s the main cause of most health issues, which is eating disorder. Eating disorders are common in America today, and combined in all their various forms it is a very serious health problem that is growing into even larger problems. Because the media perpetuates a thin ideal, body dissatisfaction has escalated and eating disorders have steadily increased in both genders due to an excessive preoccupation with appearance.
Insecurities, low self-esteems, judgements from others, personal relationships, and too high expectations of the body image often cause eating disorders. According to the “National Institute of Mental Health” website, an eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amount of food or severely overeating. “Eating disorders result from a complicated interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors” (Ciotola DB) There are different types of eating disorders that are categorized, the three main eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating. According to Katherine Kam on “WebMd” Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is due to a insufficient or excessive food intake. Bulimia is a condition which one overeats and then purges the food by vomiting or using laxatives to prevent weight gain. Binge Eating Disorder: according to the “National Institute of Mental Health” website, binge eating occurs when the person loses control over his/her eating. In this case, people with binge-eating disorder often are overweight or obese. No matter the type or term given the disorder, they represent a serio...

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