Eating Disorder
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ENG101
Human Interest Essay
11.04.2013
Eating Disorders
It seems like every little girl dreams of becoming a model. They want to be thin and pretty like the models they see on television and in magazines. Often the desire becomes an obsession and young girls see "thinness" as being a needed characteristic. For many girls, the teenage years are spent trying to acquire this look. Females are trying diets and are exercising like it is a competition to see who can lose the most weight the quickest. The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has led to a growing number of people who have developed an eating disorder to try to deal with their lack of self-esteem or other related problems. Eating disorders are a serious health problem. Three of the most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating or compulsive eating disorder. A person with anorexia refuses to keep normal body weight for age and height and weighs less than what is what is expected for age and height. A person diagnosed with bulimia has several ways of getting rid of the calories such as binge eating, vomiting, laxative misuse, exercising, or fasting. They might have a normal weight for their age and height unless anorexia is there. The signs of a compulsive eater include eating meals frequently, rapidly, and secretly. they might also snack and nibble all day long. The compulsive eater has a history of diet failures and may be depressed or obesse.
There are many reasons to eating disorders. One of the main reasons seems to be the obsession over every little pound a person is wearing. Sometimes low self esteem or depression can cause an eating disorder. Other times compulsive exercising can help shed the pounds but leave the enthused unhealthy look.
There are other causes to this widely known health problem. The media show a great deal of beauty and thinness on television and magazines that are
ENG101
Human Interest Essay
11.04.2013
Eating Disorders
It seems like every little girl dreams of becoming a model. They want to be thin and pretty like the models they see on television and in magazines. Often the desire becomes an obsession and young girls see "thinness" as being a needed characteristic. For many girls, the teenage years are spent trying to acquire this look. Females are trying diets and are exercising like it is a competition to see who can lose the most weight the quickest. The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has led to a growing number of people who have developed an eating disorder to try to deal with their lack of self-esteem or other related problems. Eating disorders are a serious health problem. Three of the most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating or compulsive eating disorder. A person with anorexia refuses to keep normal body weight for age and height and weighs less than what is what is expected for age and height. A person diagnosed with bulimia has several ways of getting rid of the calories such as binge eating, vomiting, laxative misuse, exercising, or fasting. They might have a normal weight for their age and height unless anorexia is there. The signs of a compulsive eater include eating meals frequently, rapidly, and secretly. they might also snack and nibble all day long. The compulsive eater has a history of diet failures and may be depressed or obesse.
There are many reasons to eating disorders. One of the main reasons seems to be the obsession over every little pound a person is wearing. Sometimes low self esteem or depression can cause an eating disorder. Other times compulsive exercising can help shed the pounds but leave the enthused unhealthy look.
There are other causes to this widely known health problem. The media show a great deal of beauty and thinness on television and magazines that are