Food As Thought By Mary Maxfield Summary

Why has eating disorders become more popular throughout the last decade? Why should we care what others eat at all? I am a sixteen year old girl in high school, I see people, specifically teenage girls, and trying everything they can to get thinner. Mary Maxfield suggests in her article, Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating, “We continue to believe in a ‘right’ or ‘healthy’ way of eating that involves eating les and eating differently...” While many people believe that eating disorders are just for getting thinner, aka anorexia, there are many different types of eating disorders. These include disorders such as bulimia and binge-eating, which are all around you. These disorders are caused by parents which is causing our younger generation searching for the need of an ideal body image.
Eating disorders are very commonly to only be anorexia. If they do think of something different it’s most often to be binge eating, which is not perceived as the same way as
It kills your kidneys for how little food you are consuming, you get rid of your good fat cells that keep your skin healthy, It also is adding hair all over your body from decrease in body temperature. Not as many people are admitted to the hospital as people with anorexia. This does mean that we should only know about anorexia, we should be watching all around us for warning signs of all types of eating disorders.
We should become informed of eating disorders and the moralization of eating for the sake of our friends, family members, and co-workers. You never know, you could help so many people if you become informed on eating disorders and the warning signs. Parents should learn to teach their kids the right way to treat their bodies, this will help kill of bad habits or insecurities that could surprise them in the future. It’s hard going through body changes and not have society’s idea of perfect on top of your