Body Fat and Eating Disorders Paper SCI/241 Marlys Eggum November 11‚ 2012 Body composition is made up of different types of tissue such as lean tissue‚ muscle‚ bone‚ and organs‚ which are metabolically active and fat tissue that is inactive. Wiley points out that‚ “Where you store your fat affects the health risks associated with having too much. Fat is located under the skin‚ called subcutaneous fat‚ carries
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Are college athletes at higher risk of developing eating disorders? An eating disorder is characterized by abnormal eating habits. Due to unique pressures in the sport environment‚ there is an increased risk for disordered eating behaviors of male athletes. Out of the 203 students from three different colleges‚ almost 20% reported a level of symptoms to be considered symtomatic. None of them were classified with a clinical eating disorder. In Sundgot-Borgens study‚ she reported that 1.3% of athletes
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Media Influence on Eating Disorders Women are given the message at a very young age that in order for them to be happy and successful they have to be thin and beautiful. It is also not surprising that eating disorders are on the rise because of the value society places on being thin. Most women and girls feel like being thin is the ultimate achievement and quite possibly the most important aspect of themselves. Eating disorders used to just be a way for women and young girls to keep their weight
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Research Proposal: The Role of the Family on Eating Disorders The proposed research is designed to address the deficit in knowledge regarding the refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height defined as an eating disorder‚ including lack of information about the impact of family environment and upbringing on children at different age levels and the absence of longitudinal data regarding the role of individual risk factors in developing ED. The three
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The Skinny (and Fat) of Eating Disorders Eating disorders are common in many societies and have been prominent throughout our world’s history. According to professor Merry N. Miller‚ MD‚ the professor and interim chair of the department of psychiatry at the James H. Quillen College of medicine at East Tennessee State University‚ “The history of eating disorders can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians” (Pumariega 96). People with eating disorders generally lead miserable‚ unhealthy
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders When people have weight loss and eating disorders‚ there have been psychologist that try to help people understand the damage that this can cause. There are many disease that will become a part of this problem such as bulimia and anorexia‚ these diseases often lead to the loss of body weight and anorexia also can have detrimental effects of dimorphic disorders. People tend to get tied up with how their body looks which can become an obsession which triggers
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Eating Disorders: What Causes Eating Disorders? Eating disorders are defined as elaborate conditions that come from several causes that can stem from the victim’s childhood (What Causes Eating Disorders? 1). Eating disorders normally start with an obsession of ones food and weight. Almost all cases of eating disorders they have deeper reasons behind them then just the obsession of food and weight. Sometimes‚ an eating disorder starts as a way for someone to deal with emotions‚ but eventually an
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Winzelberg‚ A. J.‚ & Taylor‚ B. C. (2004). An interactive psychoeducational intervention for women at risk of developing an eating disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology‚ 72‚ (5)‚ 914-919. Retrieved February 4‚ 2005‚ from PsycINFO database. The study explored the use of online involvement by using chat rooms‚ and message boards to deter eating disorders‚ and image dissatisfaction. Sixty women from a west cost university‚ who were all susceptible were chosen to participate in the
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media‚ in clothing ads‚ and on television shows‚ leading girls to over exercise and develop eating disorders. It is no surprise that teenage girls are constantly faced with a moral‚ emotional‚ and physical conundrum. During this stage of their lives‚ teenage girls are quick to follow their emotions‚ as they do not always think of the consequences of their actions beforehand. Not only can eating disorders affect their physical and emotional health‚ but it can also affect their mental health as well
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Eating disorders are considered to be biopsychosocial disorders. When one says biopsychosocial‚ they are referring to the social‚ psychological and biological aspects that are involved and influence the mental and physical health. The biopsychosocial model approach to eating disorders is that there is a relationship between an individual’s social environment (social)‚ their personality and mental health (psychological) and the genetic build (biology). The theory of the biopsychosocial model is
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