Eating Disorder Essay

Many people in the world are suffering in many ways. Some suffer from Cancer, while others suffer from Eating Disorders. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Compulsive Eating are the 3 types of eating Disorders. Anorexia Nervosa also known a Anorexia is one of the most popular eating disorder in the world. The word means "loss of appetite". Anorexia is caused due to you thoughts and emotions. Also if your having problems at home. Anorexics starve themselves or eat very low amounts of food, but deep inside they are craving so much food. More then 8 Million people are Anorexic in the U.S. From those 8 milion more of them are female than male. People develope Anorexia because of insercurity, peer pressure, and society's pressure to be thin. Many people use Anorexia as a way to feel in control and proud of oneself. The eating disorder affects all your body functions. In the female, the menstrual cycle stops and you"ll look and feel very weak, but some symptoms won't occur untl severe weight loss. Also, women will have a hard time having children. In both genders the skin turns yellow and becomes very dry. (Watson, Stephanie) Anorexics develop many diseases also. For example Osteoporosis which is when the bones don't develop properly, and Kidney, Liver, and Stomach Disease. Mostly models are anorexic because they want to look good for fame and the public. Many people in Europe belive that thin women are considered beautiful and biger women are not. The proper treatment would be to get hospitalized so you can undergo the refeeding program. In this program you will get a tube instered in the chest and food will go through there. (Lynette, Rachel)

Other than Anorexia alot of people also suffer from Bulimia Nervosa. The word Bulimia comes from the Greek word Buos "ox" and limos "hunger". People who are Bulimic tend to eat a lot of food at once than get rid of it. The eating disorder was first diagnosed in 1950 but no one tend to really understand it until 1980. There's 2-types of bulimia: purging and non- purging. In purging bulimics use drugs, diet pills, and vomit to get rid of the food. Then in non- purging bulimics exercise lot to get rid of fat. Some symptoms are always being happy because they are skinny, have severe mood swings, and tend to alternate from over eating to strict dieting. Also people are vomitting a lot, buy or steal large amounts of food, buy lxatives, and have marks on fingers from the vomit. This eating disorder also causes health problems such as an irregular heart beat, low blood pressure, dehydration, diarrhea, and abdominal pains. Also, dizziness, swelling in the chest, gum diseases, cavities,sore throat, and cuts on knuckles. The proper treatment would be family and group therapy. (Watson, Stephanie)

Lastly Compulsive Eating is the 3rd most popular eating disorder. Copulsive is some what similar to Bulimia because in both people eat. Compulsive Eating is characterized by uncontrollable eatting and consequent weight gain. People use food as a way to relieve stress and emtional conflicts. Females and males tend to compulsive eat becasue they feel in control but they also recognize they have a problem. Compulsive Eating usually starts in an early childhood because the children can take after their parents. Unlike the other two eating disorders compulsive eating is higher in males than in females. It's been stated that the more a person weighs the harder and more they exercise. Some signs of a compulsive eating person are binge eating, depression, embarrasment of weight, going on many diets, eating little in public, and their weight takes over the daily life. Compulsive Eating also affect the physical and medical body in many ways. For example a person will gain weight, get fatigue, have heart ailments, mobility problems, diabetes, arthritis, hiatal hernia, sleep depravation, high blood pressure, and high cholestrial levels. all those problems can or will lead up to death. The proper treatment for compulsive eating would be therapy, medical, and nutritional counciling. One of the greatest treatment center for 25 years is Rader Program. This program helps both the individual and their family. (Thompson, Colleen) Many people suffer from eating disorders but only few get treated because many hide it. This is a serious problem not only for the United States but for teh whole world. Modles and fame encourage teens to develop eating disorders becasue to them " Thing is the new cool, and fat is ugly"!!!!

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