Eating Disorders in Athletes When we see a gymnast or a wrestler on television‚ we sometimes marvel at how good their body looks‚ and how physically fit they are. As these athletes may indeed have thin‚ well toned bodies‚ some of them may be a result of eating disorders. Both male and female athletes are at risk for eating disorders‚ although there is a greater probability that a female athlete will be the victim. Sports that have a high percentage of athletes with eating disorders include:
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Eating Disorders Attention getter: We live in a thin world where skinny models are idolized. Topic sentence: An "Eating disorder" is a mental disorder and has no apparent physical ticks. Purpose of the speech: Inform about the effects of eating disorders. Main body: * Definition of ED * Types of eating disorders * Anorexia Nervosa * Bulimia Nervosa * Effects of anorexia * Increases chances of heart deseases. * May even cause death. * Excessive weight
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over the amount of food they consume. They are the people who suffer from the binge-eating disorder. (Fairburn‚ 1995) What is Binge-Eating Disorder? Binge-eating disorder is a common illness that faced by many today‚ particularly those in western countries such as the United States (U.S) and United Kingdom (Fairburn‚ 1995). In U.S alone‚ four million out of the general population suffers from this eating disorder. This number is far greater than the number of people suffering from either anorexia
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Eating Disorders and the Media It is proven that more than half of a million American teenagers have an eating disorder. Is the media to blame for this large number of eating disorders? These eating disorders have been documented in medical history since the 1800s. The media contributes to what teenagers believe is “thin and beautiful”. Having an eating disorder can cause many negative physical effects to the body. Not only are there many negative physical effects from eating disorders‚ there are
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the topic of body image and eating disorders is brought to a person’s attention‚ more times than not the idea of a self-conscious‚ thin adolescent girl comes to mind. However‚ reports have shown that children are exhibiting signs of lowered impressions of their own body and the presence of eating disorders are increasing at a younger age (Kedesdy‚ 2007). Very little is known about the commonness of eating disorders in pre-pubertal girls and boys. However‚ eating disorder specialists and programs in
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Eating Disorders and Adolescence adolescents go through many changes as they hit puberty‚ they begin dealing with changes to their hormones‚ their relationships‚ even their physical appearance. Many children are feeling uncertain about these changes and look to their peers and to the media to tell them how they should look and what growing up entails. They feel a loss of control over their emotions and their relationships‚ experience frequent mood swings due to hormonal changes that cause confusion
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Eating is a basic survival behavior. To many people eating is a way of life‚ brining families together‚ creating relationships and bonds between people and is an expression of feelings and emotions. But there are negative aspects to food as well‚ such as obesity and other eating disorders. Eating disorders are very dehabilitating and misunderstood disorders that affect an unbelievable amount of the population; they not only put strain on the body‚ but also on the mind‚ and often the families of those
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An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet‚ such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. People with eating disorder may have started out just eating small or large amounts of food‚ but at some point‚ the urge to eat lessened or gained and spiraled out of control. Severe distress or concern about body weight or shape may also signal an eating disorder. ("Eating Disorders." NIMH RSS. Web. 5 Oct. 2015.) Eating disorders include
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psychology behind eating disorders like what causes individuals to obtain these disorders. Research shows that eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have been linked to low self-esteem‚ stress‚ conflicts‚ and depression. Eating disorders can be addressed with a behavioral perspective‚ psychodynamic perspective‚ and with a cognitive perspective. Psychology of Eating Disorders “To eat or not to eat‚ that is the addiction” (Voelker 2007). Eating disorders are real and
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Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes someone to change their eating habits and behaviour. A person with an eating disorder may focus excessively on their weight and shape‚ leading them to make unhealthy choices about food with damaging results to their health. Types of eating disorders Eating disorders include a range of conditions that can affect someone physically‚ psychologically and socially. The most common eating disorders are: anorexia
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