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…they always think that people are staring at them or talking about them. They become very self-conscious about themselves. Sometimes they binge, which is eating to the point of vomiting. They are known to eat a lot of junk food and candy, things that are bad…

…distorts perception of things Challenging the way a person sees themselves Eating Disorders Introduction - some misconceptions It is important to realise that stringent dieting plays a key role in problems of this nature but eating disorders are not simply…

…losing weight trough starvation, different diets, or by going overboard with exercising and physical activities (This type of anorexia affects 25% of people who suffer from this disorder). The second type of anorexia is the purgative or binge eating/purging…

…ANOREXIA AND BULEMIA Each year millions of people in the United States are affected by serious and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders. The vast majority are adolescents and young adult women. Approximately one percent of adolescent girls…

…is probably an insecure outcast whom just wants to be accepted, well they are most definitely wrong, in Reviving Ophelia chapter 9 “Worshipping the Gods of Thinness” four accepted young girls are interviewed and evaluated for serious eating disorders. The first…

…My friend Joan always one to watched her weight and constantly did aerobics. She was like a hamster, always running on the wheel in its cage. She would eat healthy everyday and was in great physical shape, or so everyone was led to believe. We would…

…, telephone duty, treasure hunts, road trips, forcing exercise, forced to carry items such as bricks, rocks, matches, coins, books, paddles, forced to eat or drink disgusting materials, working parties, preventing personal hygiene, physical harassment…

…. Will this vicious cycle ever end? In recent studies, evidence of anorexia on college campuses has increased quite considerably. The problem not only starts from the media but also from friends and school. "Recent media attention to the binge-purge and self starvation…

…My friend Joan always one to watched her weight and constantly did aerobics. She was like a hamster, always running on the wheel in its cage. She would eat healthy everyday and was in great physical shape, or so everyone was led to believe. We…

…everything they do eat. The Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP) website states that, “in the United States alone, 5-10 million women and girls have active, destructive eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder and bulimia…