The advertising industry has caused a dramatic increase in eating disorders among young males and females as a result of the unrealistic and unobtainable body images they portray in their advertisements. “Eating disorders are a group of serious conditions in which you are so preoccupied with food and weight that you can often focus on little else” (MAYO Clinic). Eating disorders can be serious and life treating, the treatment and diagnosis of anorexia and bulimia nervosa vary in the cause and effect on the development of the disorder. Eating disorders are mainly used to help control feelings and emotions that can be overwhelming. People with eating disorders use food to cope and control their life, which can be life threating and damage …show more content…
Anorexia is also know to damage internal body organs permitily (Smith). People can develop anorexia due to a redraw to want to eat and main and a need to maintain a healthy weight (Burby). A person with anorexia are underweight and underweight and have fears of gaining weight, and a their self image is distorted (University of Maryland Center). When someone has anorexia they can experience multiple side effects because the body functions change due to lack of vital nutrition. . Anorexia is also know to damage internal body organs permitily (Smith). “Major side effects that occur is hormonal changes, such as the reproductive, thyroid, stress and growth hormones”. “Heart problems are also prone to occur with abnormal heart rhythm, electrolyte imbalance, bone density loss, anemia, and neurological problems” are also serious side effects. Other side effects do occur with this disease that are not as life threating such as a pasty yellowish complexion with dry skin because a person can have a build up of to many A vitamins. Hypersensitivity to cold can develop due to the loss of body fat, and will cause them to wear multiple layers to keep warm and also to hide weight loss (University of Maryland Center). Poor memory and judgment, fainting spells, and in women …show more content…
People with bulimia have a secret life of binging and purging and can no longer stop and can soon take over their life styles. The cycle of binging and purging is done to get rid of the food so weight gain does not occur. When people get rid of the food they eat will mainly use diuretics or laxatives, along with excessive exercise is also used to get rid of extra calories, and vomiting (Burby). The side effects of bulimia are similar to the ones of anorexia in a way of how the body reacts to low amounts of nutrients in the body. Stomach distress will occur due to water retention and fluid lost. “Fluid lost with low potassium levels due to excessive vomiting or laxative use; can lead to extreme weakness, near paralysis, and lethal heart rhythms”. “Swallowing problems and esophagus damage can occur from forced vomiting and weakened rectal walls”. “The first step toward a diagnosis and prognosis is to admit the existence of an eating disorder”. Multiple way are used for the treatment of bulimia. Support groups are used for minor conditions when there are no health consequences. Cognitive –behavioral therapy with nutritional therapy is preferred to be the first treatment. Drug therapy is also a used in the treatment with serotonin-reuptake inhibitor, and antidepressants. A strong indicator to determine a diagnosis is the
Eating disorders are not caused by a single source, such as control, but are due to an accumulation of factors including genetics, upbringing, culture, and personality.
The complications that accompany body image have long been an issue in society. Body image is the sense of how an individual views his or her own body as compared to others in society, or what is considered to be the ideal body image. There are many different factors that effect ones body image, but a major influence is the media. The media has long been associated with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder where an individual participates in self-starvation, and bulimia is an eating disorder where an individual will eat as much as he or she wishes and then purges the previously eaten food. These are two destructive eating disorders that are associated with a negative body image. This comes to question, does media have an influence on creating a negative body image, which may inherently lead to eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia? Anorexia nervosa and bulimia affect various age groups but is extremely common in adolescence and emerging adulthood. During this stage in an individual’s lifespan there is a lot going on with ones psychological development as well as body. How an adolescent views his or her body image be highly impacted by how the media portrays what the ideal body image is. According to Berger (2015), “as might be expected from a developmental perspective, healthy eating begins with childhood habits and family routines” (p.415). If proper eating habits are not implemented negative body image and eating disorders that are associated with media becomes further predominant in adolescence and emerging adulthood.
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The media can impact people’s lives in many ways, whether it’s fashion, movies, literature, or hobbies. One of the impacts is how women view their bodies. Movie stars and models feel pressured to catch attention and to look good in order to have a good career in their respective field. People tend to judge how someone looks based on their body composition. The result of this “judgment” is that Hollywood is getting skinny. Since models and actresses serve as role models for people, people tend to want to look like them. The result of this seemingly harmless model of behavior is in an increase in eating disorders.
Look in the mirror. Do you like what you see? Most of us have come to appreciate ourselves for who we are. While other’s struggle to achieve the perfect body. They strive to be what is depicted in fashion magazines and movies. The never ending obsession to be the perfect size zero. This inevitably can lead to eating disorders. Eating disorders can cause someone to have an unhealthy image of themselves and food is the enemy. In a national survey at the Mclean Hospital in Massachusetts it was estimated that over 9 million people suffer with eating disorders. They can struggle with anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. A study conducted by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders states that most of these diseases start before the age of twenty. Another growing problem in the United States is obesity. Over 60 million Americans suffer from this disease, this according to the American Obesity Association (gale opposing viewpoints: eating disorders 2010).
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There are three main eating disorders; anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. All three do not discriminate against age, gender or race. They can affect anyone at any size, many people do not know they are even suffering from one of the diseases. Anorexia nervosa is described as limiting food intake immensely, fear of gaining weight and self-esteem correlates with weight. Binge eating disorder is consumption of large amounts of food, without trying to get rid of it, feeling out of control and shame when binging. B...
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An eating disorder is characterized when eating, exercise and body image become an obsession that preoccupies someone’s life. There are a variety of eating disorders that can affect a person and are associated with different characteristics and causes. Most cases can be linked to low self esteem and an attempt to, “deal with underlying psychological issues through an unhealthy relationship with food” (“Eating Disorders and Adolescence,” 2013). Eating disorders typically develop during adolescence or early adulthood, with females being most vulner...
Bulimia nervosa is a slightly less serious version of anorexia, but can lead to some of the same horrible results. Bulimia involves an intense concern about weight (which is generally inaccurate) combined with frequent cycles of binge eating followed by purging, through self-induced vomiting, unwarranted use of laxatives, or excessive exercising. Most bulimics are of normal body weight, but they are preoccupied with their weight, feel extreme shame about their abnormal behavior, and often experience significant depression. The occurrence of bulimia has increased in many Western countries over the past few decades. Numbers are difficult to establish due to the shame of reporting incidences to health care providers (Bee and Boyd, 2001).
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Eating disorders are a big issue in society these days. Young adults and adults are starting to have body images that are likely not reachable. More than 8 million people suffer from an eating disorder in America itself. Eating disorders are mental disorders about abnormal eating or not eating enough a day. There many eating disorders including Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia, Binge eating disorders and lots more. All these and more eating disorders is a way people thinking that they can escape their problems.
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Have you ever felt you needed to lose weight because of pressure put on you by the ideals created by the fashion industry? People often feel inferior to models because of the contrast between their bodies and the models and pressures on society make them feel they must look like models. Currently the standard set by the fashion industry is to be thin; for some people thinness to this extent isn’t easily attainable causing people to adapt unhealthy dietary habits. Pressures from the fashion industry promote eating disorders. This is because the fashion industry largely influence what is beautiful in society.