A Research Study On Eating Disorders

In certain cases, some adolescents develop an eating disorder. They forget that being healthy is the most important thing during this time of their life. A lot of adolescents go through puberty and if they do not eat properly, it can cause harm to their growth. In the movie, Regina wanted to lose 3 pounds. She did not eat and decided to only eat the protein bars that Caty gave to her. Regina thought the protein bars would help her lose weight. However, adolescents do not know that a healthy diet and exercise can actually help them lost weight. Instead, adolescents choose to become anorexic or bulimic. Anorexia is when an individual “voluntarily undereat and overexericis, depriving their vital organs of nourishment” (Berger, 2008, p. 459). The National Institute of Health states that “Young people with anorexia nervosa, for example, have difficulty maintaining a minimum healthy body weight. Anorexia affects one in every 100 to 200 adolescent girls and a much smaller number of boys” (National Health, 1999). Bulimia

What family-level assessments/questions would help you better understand the role of family in the development of childhood overweight and obesity?

According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), as many as 60 percent of children between ages 6 and 12 worry about weight gain, and half American teens think they’re overweight. (Turner, 2014) Girls want to lose huge amounts of weight because they think they will feel prettier when all there doing is damaging the inside of their body. Among adolescent girls, 1% to 3% have bulimia and 1% have anorexia. Only 5% to 15% of all people with anorexia or bulimia are male. (Harris, 2004) Most young females and males go through some type of eating disorder. A study in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that more than half a million teens have an eating disorder. (Turner, 2014)

The first step in minimizing this issue is acknowledging the presence of a weight problem. When physicians diagnose a child, there

3). These are always things to watch out for in people because no one is ever to old or to young to suffer from a eating disorder and it should be brought to immediate attention because "Research has shown that early identification and treatment can reduce risk of progression for a range of mental health problems" (Haines, par.5). "Eating disorders can have significant medical complications, such as cardiac abnormalities, electrolyte imbalances, and even death, with anorexia having a mortality rate of 5.6% per decade" (Haines,).This disease is affecting more and more people by the day and if it is not pointed out at the right moments then it will continue to grow in numbers.

Adolescent obesity is presented as multifaceted with no direct cause being identified. This article will be effective in my research given that it offers specific information on adolescent obesity as it is occurring in the United States, such as health and social stigmas, individual and public costs, common risk factors, and recommendations for prevention.

He notes that the children aren’t making this diagnose by assessment based, but by looking at the other people around us who are overweight. He points out that it’s a big problem and that it’s extremely complicated; when educating a teenager or child about being overweight it can become a touchy subject; and it requires a different approach. Teenagers deal with a lot of shrewd things about their body image. He notes that parents, educators and healthcare providers have to get involved. “It has to be a Pro-Health, not anti-obesity, campaign”, says Ferdman. Today’s children have a misconception about their own weight, because there are so many adolescents that are obese. Ferdman argues it’s, because they do not understand what a healthy weight is, because it’s hard for them to identify. According to the Food and Research Action Center, United States suffers from being one of the biggest populations with over weight people. This is an alarming issue across America. I am using Ferdman’s article to argue that our children aren’t aware of their weight issues, therefore parents, educators, mentors and healthcare providers need to make them

Eating Disorders: disorders characterized by abnormal eating habits (ex: anorexia nervosa and bulimia). Anorexia is “an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat (cnn.com).” Bulimia is an eating disorder in which a lot of food is consumed in a short amount of time, and is often followed by feelings of guilt or shame. This leads to those people to throw up the food. Today, so many girls believe that they need to be perfect so that they fit into society. This is wrong. Perfect is not real. Sure, some models seem like they are perfect and happy, but the truth is they aren’t. Sometimes, they starve themselves and some have even died because of this. However, this isn’t

The brain is a changing part of the body. During a lifetime, many think that their bodies are not the way society says they should be. Because of the disfigured views of their bodies, people begin to develop eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. According to Mental Health by Jennifer Hurley, symptoms of anorexia include an unhealthy and unnatural fear of gaining weight, even if the person affected is at a stable body weight. The book continues on by saying that this eating disorder is a mental disorder that may be caused by academic, social, and family problems (Hurley 33). Anorexia nervosa can be treated by therapy.

The major eating disorders include anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. There are also many other eating disorders that are not always specified for people that do not fall into the other categories. When treating these illnesses along with any other, medical staff work to protect a patient’s autonomy which is their right to make decisions about their own care. The problem is that eating disorders are one of the hardest conditions to treat (Treasure, 2015). It has also been shown that over half of all cases develop into severe illness for the patient and profoundly impact their physical and mental health (Treasure, 2015).

The primary goal of treatment is to improve energy availability, restore regular menstrual functioning and enhance bone mineral density. Modification of the diet and exercise regimens can help to improve overall energy availability by reducing energy expenditure and maximizing energy intake, which will have positive effects in restoring menstruation and strengthening bone health (Manore et al., 2007). However, this change is not immediate and is in fact, small, short-lived, and sometimes insignificant. Many athletes are also often resistant to reductions in training or alterations in their diet rendering ineffective treatment, which emphasizes the need to explore other methods of treatment (Manore et al., 2007).

Physicians. Schools may refer overweight or obese children to a physician for follow-up examinations or resources. Obesity-related attitudes and beliefs of physicians affect the treatment of pediatric obesity. The likeliness of physicians to discuss weight with adolescent patients increases with the patient’s level of overweight (Jelalian et. al., 2003). This indicates that physicians may not initiate conversations about weight until a child is already obese. When physicians were asked to rank childhood or adolescent obesity among other behavior risk factors, obesity ranked low in importance compared to other factors such as smoking, substance use, and risky sexual behavior. This reduces the likelihood for early detection of children at risk

Eating disorders plague the lives of many people mentally and physically. Eating disorders are very common in the United States. More than eight million American men and women including children and adults suffer from eating disorders. There is more than one type of eating disorder. The following eating disorders are the most common ones found in the United States and other countries worldwide: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating disorder. There are many factors that contribute to eating disorders and the treatments being done to help people who are suffering from eating disorders.

Eating disorders are complex disorders, which affect physical and mental health, productivity, and relationships. In the United States, 20 million females and 10 million males are suffering from eating disorders sometimes in their life such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa; binge eating disorders (Wade et al., 2011). Eating disorders are more common in teenager and college girls as they are more concerned about their body weight. Literature has shown that these concerns go through the life but more common in young age group (Smolak, 2011).

It was the second week of school when my family and I found out I have an eating disorder. I was scared when we found out, how did we find out? I had to get a physical for football cheerleading and the doctor told me I was way under weight, I wasn’t surprised cause of how small I am. After a few weeks has passed my doctor got me a diet nutritionist and a therapist. The first time I saw the diet nutritionist I was nervous and I kind of made a bad first impression because I was confused on why my parents were doing this to me. Then I went and saw my therapist and asked her why I need all of this and she said “you're not healthy like you think you are and you can die because your organs can shut down and because you don’t eat normal your body