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…, magazines, and athletes, feelings of low self-esteem and powerlessness. Eating disorders are more than abnormal eating habits they are also psychological problems. (Siegal 8). There are two main types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, and bulimia…

…, however, food has been abundant in most of the developed nations, and thinness has become fashionable. Eating disorders have increased significantly over the past thirty years. The two most common eating disorders include anorexia and bulimia nervosa…

…later in life. And inducing vomiting can lead to an eating disorder called bulimia, which can result in serious health problems. Rapid weight loss from very-low-calorie "starvation diets" can cause serious effects in teenagers, such as gallstones, hair loss…

…recognizes the addictive nature of their obsession. They realize they are not in control (Moorey 66). Bulimia nervosa, although much more common then anorexia, was not recognized as a disorder until the 1970’s (Harvard 3). According to the current definition…

…the physical problems caused by conditions that are linked with eating disorders. Most people think of the extremes of anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating; the truth is that almost every American, at some point in his or her lifetime, will suffer from issues…

…is an enemy. These 10 million people suffer from some sort eating disorder, most commonly Anorexia nervosa or Bulimia nervosa. The first and most common eating disorder, affecting nearly seven million women and one million men each year, is Anorexia nervosa…

…related to obsessive-compulsive disorder as the individual becomes obsessed with creating their “perfect” body” (p.87). The next afflicting eating disorders is bulimia nervosa. According to Dennis Thombs, author of Weight-Loss Expectancies, Related to Weight…

…/Bulimia I truly believe that sex appeal on television has a lot to do with people, mainly young girls, with anorexia and bulimia. Lets take for example Abercrombie and Fitch commercials. Every person in them is young, thin and pretty/handsome and made up…

…of the ideal media, newspapers, magazines, etc. That's how they feel they need to live up to, and also they are more emotional and are in that stage of life where things like this matter a lot. There are two very common eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia…

…your man will love you!” sprawled across the cover of the latest issue. Occasionally magazines will run a heart touching article about an ex-models fight with bulimia. They will often forget to mention, however, that the same model was portrayed…