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Alexia Aguilar

Dr. Lindberg

ENGL 1302 102

7 November 2023

Eating disorders

What are eating disorders? Eating disorders is a behavior condition that affects how you

eat and the physical and logical way of thinking or seeing yourself. The three types of eating

disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. But there are many

other ones, but those are the ones talked about. Those are causes of anxiety and depression, any

trauma, whether it be in the past of the family or them even seeing any family member doing it.

According to the research of What are Eating Disorders? American Psychiatric

Association states that eating disorders affect up to 5% of the population, most often developing

in adolescence and young adulthood. Several, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa,

are more common in wome. In the article of Family-based Treatment for Teen Eating Disorders

in the Home Setting by Goldschmidt, Andrea states that 71% are women, and the rest are males.

With those numbers, and most of them being females, show that the population affects them

more on the standards that society and puts on them. They want them to look a certain way and

act a certain way. They want them to be skinny but to have curves on them still and also for them

to eat all the food they want but yet not gain weight from it. This affects the way young people

think because nowadays, it is more common for someone to express their thoughts but yet not be

told that it is wrong because the world encourages it, and in their eyes, it is not bad. This causes

them to get anxious, and it becomes stressful for the females. They are purging by, which

results in vomiting or, laxative misuse, or compulsive exercise. These behaviors can become
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driven in ways that appear similar to an addiction. Some research says that eating disorders are

inherited, and they can also can have an effect on it what can cause eating disorders. It gives

them a better chance for them to be struggling with this mental disorder. They suggest that they

should seek help and get treatment. Just because it is not inherited does not mean it can not affect

you.

The story of a girl named Marisa Meiskinand who suffers from Anorexia in the article

Triggs, Charlotte, An Anorexia Victim FIGHTS BACK. (Vol. 70, Issue 1 7/7/2008 ) explains her

story such as At first, it started with her just cutting down on food and only eating healthy, such

as eating vegetables and yogurt. By the age of fifteen, her pulse was faint. This mental disease

can happen at any age and affect anyone, and not many people can not tell who it is suffering

until it is too late. This mental disease is it a high chance for suicide attempts. Anorexia nervosa

is self-starvation and weight loss; their BMI, weight, and height are low. They start by cutting

down calories because they are afraid to gain weight, which results in them forcing themselves to

vomit the food they just ate; they even get to the point for them to use laxatives. Some symptoms

that you can see on them is dizziness, brittle hair and nails, muscle weakness, depression,

irritability, anxiety, poor concentration, and fatigue. This can cause kidney problems or even

seizures. Some treatments can be medical evaluation and treatment nutritional plan. Even the

parents can help them by supervising their young ones what they eat.

Bulimina nervosa is dieting or eating low calories, or it can be the opposite, eating a high

amount of food without eating. Once they finish eating, they feel shame and force themselves to

throw up all the food they just ate. People who suffer from bulimia, you can see if they have

gained much weight or if they are slightly underweight. Many people do not notice the change

because it goes unnoticed, especially to people who are close to them. For the article By James
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K, Better Nutrition, Overcoming anorexia and bulimia: discover one Woman's inspiring story of

trading suffering for true Satiety. 0405668X, Sep2009, Vol. 71, Issue 9, they explain that

Courtney who suffers from Bulimia. Bulimia is someone who purgers food, which means they

would keep eating until they can not eat anymore. Her father was scared that she would one day

not wake up and would beg her to seek help. They discover a five-day program named Day

Book. She then attended there with her doctor's supervision to help her find new ways to help

with her perfection ways. They started with eating nutritious food, not the blood sugar food

choices or any fat food. A way you can tell if someone is suffering from this disorder is

Frequent trips to the bathroom right after meals, Large amounts of food disappearing, and

laxatives. This can cause esophageal tears, gastric rupture, and dangerous cardiac arrhythmias,

according too the article of What are Eating Disorders? AmericanPsychiatric Association.

Bulimia nervosa is where they cause, and the vomit the food out, but binge eating is when

a person does not have control on what they eat, and they just keep consuming food and a

significant amount of it. Unlike Bulimia nervosa, which leads to esophageal tears, gastric

rupture, and dangerous cardiac arrhythmias, binge eating leads to some serious health such as

obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. Some ways you can see this is by

them eating more fast than usual, eating big amounts of food even when they do not feel hungry,

and even eating alone because they feel ashamed when they eat. Bulimia nervosa the most

effective treatment for eating disorders. It can help by going to a group-based connective.

Someone who shared their story was Ron Saxena. He was about eleven years old when his

illness started. The way he chooses to hide it is by going to go and exercise. He was a model in

the contract. This disorder is linked to obesity. The pressure of him trying so hard to stay thin got
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to him. He would go to McDonald's and get a large meal with a milkshake, and after, he would

go to Taco Bell and still eat more. And now, he is 44 years old and is recovering.

There are many ways that can cause eating disorders. It is all about the way they feel

about their body. Some effects are low self-esteem, poor body image, bullying, and one of the

biggest ones, social pressure to be thin. Society pressures people to be and look a certain way. Be

delicate but have curves; eat but not too much because then you look like a “pig.” What is

shown on magazines, television, and even building boards influences people's lives. Social

media favors the people who look thin, and as human beings, they want to be favored as well, so

they try to do anything and try to live up to those standards. That is not only one of the

significant risks, but even family members do it to their own children or siblings. They do it, and

they do not realize what they are doing is affecting them. They can do things by them calling

them names or even pointing it out. It may start by them covering themselves up, and when they

are alone, they start to believe what they are saying it is true. People should not want to let

people judge the way they look and should not let them define who they are. People should be

and look how they want, and it makes them feel comfortable. Society has put a high standard on

society, and it is almost impossible for someone to look like. The person dealing with this disease

feels at fault for the way they look, and once they are too deep, they feel more at fault because

they are hurting themselves and their loved ones. Sometimes it is the opposite. They can help

you, but they can also cause it.

The purpose of all this is people, as I read all these articles about childhood issues and the

standards that the community has for people on how they should look. They would tell their

stories and see how it affected them and the cause. I noticed that they try hard to stop themselves,

but they just can not bring themselves to stop it and get it out of their heads. They should not let
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them define who they are and for them to do what makes them feel comfortable. Society puts a

high standard on themselves, and even though they struggle themselves to keep up with it.

Having support from a loved one can show significance to that one person in need when they

feel alone. People should not let their bodies define who they are but instead focus on their

family and have fun with life, and enjoy it. It is very challenging for them to get the help they

need to get better. This can cause many problems that can cause severe damage or even death.
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