Eating Disorders : Cause, Cause And Causes

Many people are unaware of the background of eating disorders. Women are more likely than men to develop an eating disorder and they usually develop in childhood before the age of 20 (Ross-Flanigan 1). Women as well as men can develop an eating disorder; it is just more likely for a woman to develop one. Eating disorders are usually developed in adolescent or childhood years when a person is influenced the most. Also “Eating disorders are psychological conditions that involve overeating, voluntary starvation, or both. Anorexia nervosa, anorexic bulimia, and binge eating are the most well-known types of eating disorders” (Ross-Flanigan 1). Many people assume that an eating disorder is when a person staves themselves; they do not realize that it can involve overeating as well. Some eating disorders also involve purging, but not all. People with an eating disorder fear gaining weight even when they are severely underweight. They do not lack an appetite (Ross-Flanigan 1). These people are

“Twenty million women and ten million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life”(What are Eating Disorders, 2016). What can cause a person to develop an eating disorder? The type of significant amount of eating would include bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder. There are other eating disorders that cause dramatic weight loss such as anorexia nervosa. “According to the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action, the risk of developing an eating disorder is from fifty to eighty percent determined by genetics” (Parks 46). Thirty percent of people develop an eating disorder through a traumatic incident such as rape or abuse. There can be other causes to developing an eating disorder. This can be biological factors, sociological factors, and psychological and emotional health. Biological factors can include a person’s brain chemistry, age, gender and genetics; the genes passed on from one or both parents. Adolescents and females are most

I thought the chapter in the textbook about eating disorders was very interesting. This is a very real and current issue in our country today. And as I learned in the reading, it affects many countries throughout the world, not just the United States. According to the PsychWatch section on page 281, “Eating Disorders Across the World”, non-Western countries are starting to be exposed to more Western and United States television and magazine advertisements, and this is resulting in more cases of eating disorders in these countries. Both men and women are affected by anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. The statistics show that more women than men have these eating disorders. But it is hard to say if this is true, or if just more women seek help.

Since the 1950s the cases of eating disorders have been increasing, especially in westernized countries (Wade, Keski-Rahkonen, & Hudson, 2011). 1950 was the year where having curves was accepted, but this view changed when societal culture started to become more important to the average person. Culture is comprised of how people think, behave, and work in a particular society (Merriam-webster’s collegiate dictionary, 2015). Societal culture is comprised of athletic influence, media, and the fashion industry. All of the societal culture factors are responsible for the rise of eating disorders in young adults. In 2011, it was found that 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from eating disorders at some point in their lives (Wade et. al, 2011). Eating disorders are not always considered an important mental illness, but due to the high number of cases they should be because they can lead to health problems including slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and severe dehydration. These side effects can lead to death if not treated properly which is why eating disorders should be looked at as a clinical disease.

An eating disorder is an illness that involves an unhealthy feeling about the food we eat. “Eating disorders affect 5-10 millions Americans and 70 million individuals worldwide” (www.eatingdisorderinfo.org 1). They also affect many people from women, men, children, from all ages and different races. People who have eating disorders usually see themselves as being fat when they really aren’t. This usually deals with women or teenage girls mostly. They watch television, movies, read articles in magazines, and see pictures of the celebrities whom they want to be like because they have the “ideal body” that everyone wants and craves for. The media makes us all think we need those types of bodies to be happy with ourselves, be more successful

Women, men, and young children have been tricked into thinking that flawless beauty does exist by altering images into the impossible.

Eating disorders are very dangerous disorders that affect mostly women. Women are very insecure about their bodies and will do anything to stay skinny. With women trying to remain skinny, they starve themselves or even vomit after eating. Women are taught from a very young age what their bodies are suppose to look like. From supermodels to celebrities, they portray a skinny and pretty woman, which gives little girls a false sense of what a woman should look like. A girl is very impressionable and instead of maintaining a healthy body weight, she starves herself to fit the image of what others want. Society instead of portraying healthy bodies are set on the thought that skinner is better and that healthier is not the way to go. Eating disorders

Many researchers have found that genetics are linked to eating disorders. Studies have shown that genetics are responsible for 56% of the onset of bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating (Johnson and Bulik). The Eating Disorder Review said that a person is four times more likely to become bulimic and twelve times more likely to become anorexic if he or she has a sister or mother who suffers from an eating disorder (Kittleson 44). Studies of identical twins have also

In America, today we often hear of people who suffer from illness such as cancer, aids etc. what we often don’t hear about is the illness that effects a lot of people each year that being eating disorders. Whenever I hear about eating disorders it remains me of one of my cousin who had suffered from anorexia. It all started when her family and acquaintances started to say that she was fat and chubby. In her family everyone is very slim and tall so her brothers started teasing and calling her fatty and used to say that she need to loose weight otherwise nobody will marry her or even wants to be with her. She used to worry so much about her weight and wanted to loose weight. The only way she found for

Eating disorders are a growing problem in todays’ society. Nearly eight million people in the United States suffer from some sort of eating disorder. Eight million people equals out to be about three percent of the total population. With eating disorders on the rise, it is important that people become aware of such disorders.

The exact cause of eating disorders is not known. Though it is unknown, “it is generally believed that a combination of biological, psychological, and/or environmental abnormalities contribute to the development of these illnesses”

We live in a world full of images. It is all about your looks and how you dress. We are either too fat or too skinny based on societal images. No one looks within you, that's how eating disorders begin. The appearance is all that matters. People with eating disorders do not really know that it is life threatening. If they are aware they are really not worried about their life.They are worried about their images. Eating disorders are often caused by: Depression, Stress, and Physical appearances (images).

Although there is a relationship between the wanting the “perfect” body and eating disorders, there is no general agreement as to what the main cause of eating disorders really is. The prevailing belief is that eating disorders are a product of one or more behavioral, biological, and social factors including genetics, horrible experiences, being traumatized, being a victim of peer pressure, being teased and family members with eating disorder. There are numerous types of eating disorders. Both women and men are affected by eating disorders each day. Eating disorders can occur from an early age or become developed over time. Social media is an example of one of the main contributors of eating disorders because it makes people think they have to look a certain way to be considered “attractive.” Comorbid conditions often accompany eating disorders; these include anxiety and depression. Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that are becoming more prevalent in the United States.

An eating disorder is a mental illness that causes many serious troubles in a person's everyday diet. This illness can manifest itself as eating either extremely small amounts of food or by severely overeating. These two types of eating disorders are known as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a disorder in which you feel a lack of appetite, while bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder in which you overeat and then the sense of guilt makes yourself throw-up. Although each one is manifested in different ways, at the end both are reflections of mental issues.

Eating disorders have been around for well over a century, and affect tons of people around your neighborhood, town, county, state, or even country that walk, talk, and act just like you. The two big dogs of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, which affect young boys and girls alike that cannot control their feelings when it comes to food. Some decide that food is not their thing, which is known as anorexia; and, some people have a love/hate relationship with food, better known as bulimia. Both of these disorders have consequences and are tough to give up without help from a responsible adult. The two dominate unhealthy eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia, are vastly spreading, predominately damaging young women across the nation.