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Eating Disorders
Amanda Espey
Period 1
Eating disorders such as Anorexia, Bulimia, and compulsive overeating are serious mental conditions that are harmful to the victim’s health and to their mental well being.
February 2, 2006
Eating disorders are diseases in which an individual has an excessive or an insufficient amount of food intake (Dictionary). These disorders are both physically and emotionally destructive (Eating). If an eating disorder is recognized in its early stages, it greatly increases the chance of a full recovery. If the disease is not recognized soon enough, an eating disorder can become a life-threatening situation (Eating). The three main types of eating disorders are as follows: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Compulsive Overeating. These disorders usually appear in smart, attractive young women between the ages of twelve and twenty-five, however, there are both older and younger exceptions (Who). Eating disorders such as Anorexia, Bulimia, and compulsive overeating are serious psychological conditions that are detrimental to the victim’s health and to their mental well being.
Anorexia is possibly the most dangerous and serious eating disorder that a person could have. Anorexia is defined as an eating disorder where people starve themselves (Anorexia). Another equally serious disorder is Bulimia. This disorder involves binge eating and intake of many high caloric foods followed by purging all of it, usually in privacy (What). The last eating disorder is that of Compulsive Overeating and Obesity. These disorders are usually genetic and due to underlying psychological issues. There is a specific way to treat each individual disorder which will be discussed further in the subsequent paragraphs.
Anorexia is usually recognized as a disease which causes people, usually women, to be severely underweight due to insufficient food intake.
Amanda Espey
Period 1
Eating disorders such as Anorexia, Bulimia, and compulsive overeating are serious mental conditions that are harmful to the victim’s health and to their mental well being.
February 2, 2006
Eating disorders are diseases in which an individual has an excessive or an insufficient amount of food intake (Dictionary). These disorders are both physically and emotionally destructive (Eating). If an eating disorder is recognized in its early stages, it greatly increases the chance of a full recovery. If the disease is not recognized soon enough, an eating disorder can become a life-threatening situation (Eating). The three main types of eating disorders are as follows: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Compulsive Overeating. These disorders usually appear in smart, attractive young women between the ages of twelve and twenty-five, however, there are both older and younger exceptions (Who). Eating disorders such as Anorexia, Bulimia, and compulsive overeating are serious psychological conditions that are detrimental to the victim’s health and to their mental well being.
Anorexia is possibly the most dangerous and serious eating disorder that a person could have. Anorexia is defined as an eating disorder where people starve themselves (Anorexia). Another equally serious disorder is Bulimia. This disorder involves binge eating and intake of many high caloric foods followed by purging all of it, usually in privacy (What). The last eating disorder is that of Compulsive Overeating and Obesity. These disorders are usually genetic and due to underlying psychological issues. There is a specific way to treat each individual disorder which will be discussed further in the subsequent paragraphs.
Anorexia is usually recognized as a disease which causes people, usually women, to be severely underweight due to insufficient food intake.