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…at the time, but when she told me of her 7 year struggle with anorexia and bulimia, I had to know more, to understand the what, why, and how. The first article I found on eating disorders was in a glossy covered periodical, Parents' Magazine. It briefly…

…of disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa and dysmorphic perception of appearance) Perceived barriers to the positive change in dietary behaviour have to be minimised at source. Initiatives must be implemented at participating schools whereby canteens…

…maze poses as an analog of mind, tortured by writer's block and social isolation. Thinner , published under the pseudonym ''Richard Bachman,'' deals with the curse of anorexia nervosa. King typically adapts his metaphors from the stock repertoire of horror…

…, eating and sleeping habits may become disrupted"(Prein2). Associations between anorexia nervosa and affective disorders have often been suggested. Nearly 18 million Americans suffer from depression. If left untreated, the effects of depression…

…that maintaining a body weight that is 15% lower than one’s expected weight is a criteria for anorexia nervosa. One of the best explanations for the increase in body dissatisfaction and the increased prevalence of eating disorders seems to be the societal pressures…

…were to kill himself that he would only be surrendering to him mothers wishes and even though he tired to please his mother that is the one thing he would not let her have was his well deserved life. ANOREXIA-BULIMIA NERVOSA The way Dave’s mother…

…against this type of behavior. In North America, Anne Hebert's "The Thin Girl" is a poem about the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa. The poem speaks about how girls put so much into how they look, that some go as far as starving themselves to be thin. Many…

…a body weight that is 15% lower than one s expected weight is a criteria for anorexia nervosa. One of the best explanations for the increase in body dissatisfaction and the increased prevalence of eating disorders seems to be the societal pressures pushed…

…medical problems were made subject to hegemonic control through technological innovations. Erin O'Connor, for instance, discusses the role of medical photography in helping consolidate anorexia nervosa as a modern disease entity in the 19-th century…

…the body through poor diet and/or health issues, e.g. Anorexia nervosa or inability to utilise substrate through metabolic disease, e.g. Diabetes mellitus, or indeed due to the ingestion of catabolic inhibitors (uncouplers/decouplers) which block receptor…