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…. “Out of a population of young patients with the severe eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa, 50% were diagnosed with premature osteoporosis” (www.kidsource.com). Binge eating, which is another eating disorder, is usually associated with people whom…

…intent on losing weight. It is not uncommon for someone who develops this disorder to starve her until she weighs just 60 or 70 pounds. Throughout the starvation process she either denies being hungry or claims to feel full after eating just a few bites…

…that wrote this journal were interested in finding out how adolescent girls’ body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and self-esteem effected there life’s concerns and leisure activates. “ This study presents a preliminary investigation of the relative importance…

…always brushed those interests off thinking of it as being some joke to humiliate me. The constant hunger and mal nutrition made my new and improved life a living hell. This was just about the time when I became familiar with another eating disordered referred…

…, and even the irresistible need to indulge in obsessive eating. All of the mentioned problems can be dealt with quite effectually in the case of having a certain bearing in regard to the area (s) of the brain being affected. Eating Disorders: The Psychological…

…The Price of Winning; Athletes and Eating Disorders Everyone has seen that gymnast vaulting to great heights or brilliant floor routine that demonstrates their strength and flexibility. Or the elegant and slim figure skater who glides across the ice…

…"Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder on an overwhelming dread of becoming fat. The result of this unfounded fear is self-starvation and major weight loss. In addition, the undernourishment may cause hormonal disturbances, anemia, heart problems…

…Binge Eating Disorder Binge eating is probably the most common of the eating disorders and affects about 2% of adults in the United States. Binge eaters also tend to be older than those with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and nearly half of all…

…A social issue that continues to cause concern for society is the problem of eating disorders. Eating disorders come in a variety of ways and they can have far reaching affects on the physical and mental well being of the sufferer. An Eating Disorder…

…Treatment of Eating 2 Abstract In this paper I have attempted to define both anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Psychologists and psychiatrists have formulated a three-prong approach to the treatment of these eating disorders. First is to focus…