A Fear Of Food: A History Of Eating Disorders
Kailey Somers
Final Paper
April 28, 2014
Eating Disorders An eating disorder is any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. Eating disorders are a huge problem throughout the world, especially in the United States. “In the United States 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life” (“Get The Facts On Eating Disorders”). There are numerous eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders. The three most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are a huge concern throughout …show more content…
According to the article “A Fear of Food: A History of Eating Disorders”, “It is a disorder characterized by the rapid consumption of food followed by attempts to purge the body of the food via vomiting, laxatives, or excessive exercise” (“A Fear of Food: A History of Eating Disorders”). Symptoms of bulimia were seen many centuries ago. The article adds that “While gluttony was one of the medieval seven deadly sins reviled by the Catholic Church, food insecurity often led to uncontrolled consumption during times of plenty. Furthermore, wealthy families in the Middle Ages would vomit during meals because consuming large amounts of food was seen as a sign of wealth (“A Fear of Food: A History of Eating Disorders”). Wealthy families in the Middle Ages were expected to eat a lot so people would see how wealthy they were, however, they did not want to overeat so much that they would gain weight so they vomited it all up. However, bulimia nervosa was not considered a disorder until the 1970s when it emerged in full force (“A Fear of Food: A History of Eating …show more content…
Walsh and Michael Devlin talks about research on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It discusses abnormalities that go along with these eating disorders and the impacts culture and family has on the individual. The article discusses possible treatments for the eating disorders as well. This article is credible because the article is a scholarly source. The author Timothy is reliable because he is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Medical School and was on the Staff of Columbia University Medical Center where he established the Eating Disorders research unit. I used the information in this article because it contained very credible info about my
Final Paper
April 28, 2014
Eating Disorders An eating disorder is any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. Eating disorders are a huge problem throughout the world, especially in the United States. “In the United States 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life” (“Get The Facts On Eating Disorders”). There are numerous eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders. The three most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Eating disorders are a huge concern throughout …show more content…
According to the article “A Fear of Food: A History of Eating Disorders”, “It is a disorder characterized by the rapid consumption of food followed by attempts to purge the body of the food via vomiting, laxatives, or excessive exercise” (“A Fear of Food: A History of Eating Disorders”). Symptoms of bulimia were seen many centuries ago. The article adds that “While gluttony was one of the medieval seven deadly sins reviled by the Catholic Church, food insecurity often led to uncontrolled consumption during times of plenty. Furthermore, wealthy families in the Middle Ages would vomit during meals because consuming large amounts of food was seen as a sign of wealth (“A Fear of Food: A History of Eating Disorders”). Wealthy families in the Middle Ages were expected to eat a lot so people would see how wealthy they were, however, they did not want to overeat so much that they would gain weight so they vomited it all up. However, bulimia nervosa was not considered a disorder until the 1970s when it emerged in full force (“A Fear of Food: A History of Eating …show more content…
Walsh and Michael Devlin talks about research on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. It discusses abnormalities that go along with these eating disorders and the impacts culture and family has on the individual. The article discusses possible treatments for the eating disorders as well. This article is credible because the article is a scholarly source. The author Timothy is reliable because he is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Medical School and was on the Staff of Columbia University Medical Center where he established the Eating Disorders research unit. I used the information in this article because it contained very credible info about my