“In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, or EDNOS (eating disorders not otherwise specified). Eating disorders are an increasing epidemic in our society”. (get the facts 2) More and more teenagers are dying each day because they have not received the proper treatment for the eating disorder they are suffering from. The American society should focus more on eating disorders as an increasing problem because it affects an individual’s social life, can lead to more dangerous diseases, and has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.
There are various types of eating disorders, but three major ones are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorders, "In Canada, it is estimated that as many as 600,000 to 990,000 individuals are diagnosed with an eating disorder, at any given time. However, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the …show more content…
people this disorder usually feel that eating is out of their ability to control, Eat amounts of food most people would think are unusually large, and Consume large amounts of food, even when they are not hungry. Binge eaters are consistently have no control over how much or how long they eat. this very dangerous because overeating can lead to stomach complications and dietary problems as can the frequent vomiting. According to the article ‘The Influences of Mental Health and Culture on Weight and Eating Disorders” people while there are some who are normal weight a majority of the people who binge eat are overweight or obese. People who are obese are more self-conscious about their bodies and are more liable to give up the food they would be eating in order to lose weight and achieve that “perfect model” body
There are various types of eating disorders, but three major ones are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorders, "In Canada, it is estimated that as many as 600,000 to 990,000 individuals are diagnosed with an eating disorder, at any given time. However, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the …show more content…
people this disorder usually feel that eating is out of their ability to control, Eat amounts of food most people would think are unusually large, and Consume large amounts of food, even when they are not hungry. Binge eaters are consistently have no control over how much or how long they eat. this very dangerous because overeating can lead to stomach complications and dietary problems as can the frequent vomiting. According to the article ‘The Influences of Mental Health and Culture on Weight and Eating Disorders” people while there are some who are normal weight a majority of the people who binge eat are overweight or obese. People who are obese are more self-conscious about their bodies and are more liable to give up the food they would be eating in order to lose weight and achieve that “perfect model” body