Eating Disorders
Destiny Jones
Ms. Davis
English II
21 April 2014
Jones 1
Eating Disorders In the United States more than 24 million people suffer from eating disorders. An eating disorder is a mental and physical illness that is characterized by a preoccupation with food and weight. The different types of eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, and binge. Eating disorders is more than just about food its a state of mind you develop over the years. My paper will discuss the factors that contribute to eating disorders, whether it 's a personal or social problem, and how to recover from them. I ask the question “Does a eating disorders just eat away at you body?” Eating disorders are caused by many things such as physical, mental, and society issues. The psychological factors that contribute to eating disorders is low self-esteem, lack of control in your life, and depression. In this day of age many people have lost control of there lives as a result many have become depressed and lost sight of who they are. Food provides them with comfort and at that moment erases away all of life problems and struggles. Many believe that they can eat away there problems but this does nothing but destroy you physical and mental emotions. They best thing is to address the issues that you face in your life and deal with them up front instead of turning to food as a problem solver. The social factors that contribute to eating disorders is trying to be picture perfect and live up to society’s definitions of beauty. Today so many people are caught up on trying to impress everybody but themselves. True beauty comes from within not what society defines it as. With this being so many began to think they are fat and they are not up to part with true beauty. They developed eating disorders because they are afraid of the judgment society will so bring upon them. Society controls the .
Jones 2 mentality of the people within it. Personal problems are psychological,
Ms. Davis
English II
21 April 2014
Jones 1
Eating Disorders In the United States more than 24 million people suffer from eating disorders. An eating disorder is a mental and physical illness that is characterized by a preoccupation with food and weight. The different types of eating disorders are anorexia, bulimia, and binge. Eating disorders is more than just about food its a state of mind you develop over the years. My paper will discuss the factors that contribute to eating disorders, whether it 's a personal or social problem, and how to recover from them. I ask the question “Does a eating disorders just eat away at you body?” Eating disorders are caused by many things such as physical, mental, and society issues. The psychological factors that contribute to eating disorders is low self-esteem, lack of control in your life, and depression. In this day of age many people have lost control of there lives as a result many have become depressed and lost sight of who they are. Food provides them with comfort and at that moment erases away all of life problems and struggles. Many believe that they can eat away there problems but this does nothing but destroy you physical and mental emotions. They best thing is to address the issues that you face in your life and deal with them up front instead of turning to food as a problem solver. The social factors that contribute to eating disorders is trying to be picture perfect and live up to society’s definitions of beauty. Today so many people are caught up on trying to impress everybody but themselves. True beauty comes from within not what society defines it as. With this being so many began to think they are fat and they are not up to part with true beauty. They developed eating disorders because they are afraid of the judgment society will so bring upon them. Society controls the .
Jones 2 mentality of the people within it. Personal problems are psychological,
Cited: Skin & Bones. New York City: Albert Whitman Teen, 2014. Print. Liedtke, Fritz. Skeleton in the Closet: Eating Disordered Lives. Oregon: CreateSpace Independent Platform, 2013. Print. Davidson, Kimberly. Something Happened on My Way to Hell: Break Free from the Insatiable Pursuit of Pleasure. Oregon: WestBowPress, 2013. Print.