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…What Are Eating Disorders? Eating disorders are devastating behavioral maladies brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, a possible genetic or biologic susceptibility…

…. Every year there are millions of people that are involved with severe eating disorders. They can actually be life-threatening. Young women comprise most of the entire population affected by eating disorders. One reason for this is because women tend to go…

…Anorexia and Bulimia Anorexia and Bulimia are serious, functional eating disorders. There are many similarities with the two diseases, but the few differences differentiate the two. Mostly occurring in women, these disorders cause a person to look…

…More than five million Americans suffer from eating disorders. It is estimated that eighty-five percent of eating disorders begin during the adolescent age and may last through the mid twenties. However, Bulimia Nervosa is one of the many eating…

…society judges women by. Worse yet, these commercials that set a standard contribute to unhealthy practices, such as eating disorders and sexual fixation. How often do we turn on the television and see a beautiful woman dancing through rose petals falling from…

…, obesity, and compulsive binge eating, often followed by self-induced vomiting (Hesse-Biber, 1989, p. 71). What are the reasons for eating disorders among college-aged women? It is the purpose of this paper to discuss this question and give an overview…

…Two main eating disorders pertain to thinness they are Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is the refusal to eat enough food so that your body can maintain a normal height and weight. Bulimia is a pattern of eating large quantity of food…

…It seems today that eating disorders are on the rise. While this may be true, the numbers may appear to grow only because more cases are being brought out into the open. The purpose of this paper is to discuss eating disorders and prove…

…When most people hear of the word “eating disorder” they usually automatically assume that the person has some type of problem with food. Eating disorders are not a sign that a person has a problem with food, but are usually underlying problems…

…Anorexia and Bulimia The Basics: All psychological eating disorders deal with the victim's pre-occupation with food and the fear of gaining weight and becoming "big". Around the sufferer of an eating disorder, weight and body image may…