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A 4 page review of the problems associated with eating disorders. Written from the perspective of the Australian educator, this paper emphasizes that teachers must arm themselves with facts and deliver those facts in a way that makes students understand their health is more important than body image. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPanorxL.rtf
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A new phenomena is hitting Australian schools. That phenomena is eating disorders. The growing mindset of "looking good is
all that matters" has many implications for educators. Lives are being endangered and educators must somehow intervene. They must reconfigure their educational approach to convince children that their
perceived body images are not near as important as their health. In order to accomplish this seemingly insurmountable task then we must first educate ourselves about the causes and
impacts of eating disorders. We must use this knowledge to counter the views of those that consider unusual eating habits harmless.
Unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia have come into the limelight in Australia only recently. Opinions about the normality of
these behaviors, about whether they are in fact eating disorders, vary widely in some circles. In "Eating Disorders: Opposing Viewpoints" author Jennifer A. Hurley brings together some
of the most diverse of these opinions. Upon examination these opinions can quickly be categorized, however, into two broad groups. One set of arguments, those that argue that
unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia are not in actuality eating disorders, is based primarily on emotion. The second set of arguments, those that argue that there
are not only physiological but emotional impacts of these types of behaviors, are based more on quantifiable effects and causes that are associated with these types of eating behaviors.
To explore the varying opinions that exist regarding unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia it is helpful to first examine
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