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A 3 page paper which examines the dangerous realities concerning eating disorders. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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body in American society, urged on by photos and media images of people who are thin. They are ultimately doing great damage to their bodies and their minds through eating
disorders. The following paper examines this harsh reality. Eating Disorders For the most part eating disorders are considered to be anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. However there are other
eating disorders such as binge eating and compulsive overeating. Anorexia is generally a disorder wherein "The person suffering with Anorexia may be abnormally sensitive about being perceived as fat, or
have a massive fear of becoming fat" (Something Fishy, 2006). Bulimia is a disorder that often involves eating and purging binges, wherein the individual eats and then induces vomiting to
ensure no weight is gained. "People suffering with Compulsive Overeating have what is characterized as an "addiction" to food, using food and eating as a way to hide from their
emotions, to fill a void they feel inside, and to cope with daily stresses and problems in their lives" (Something Fishy, 2006). Eating disorders are normally conditions that are deeply
connected with a persons self worth and a persons life. For many young women, for example, they may find that they live in an environment where they are controlled in
many ways and through controlling their bodies, even to death, they have some control over their own destiny. People who have eating disorders are generally people with very serious emotional
problems and through food they find some sort of comfort or control concerning their problems. As one author notes, "Whether a person restricts food intake, binge-eats, binges and purges, abuses
laxatives, compulsively overeats, or excessively exercises these behaviors often are symptoms and not the problem. They often develop as a way of coping with emotional pain, conflicts related to separation,
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