Anorexia Argument Essay

Unlike Farrokh, in the cases of people that are involved in Pro-Ana and have chosen the “lifestyle” of Anorexia, they may be able to go back more smoothly to the way they were before (Yeshua-Katz). Their eating habits are more a form of dieting, like some people may go on a high protein diet and have no issues coming off of it because they are less mentally attached. So it can be said that Anorexia can be a lifestyle due to the fact that some people choose it like one choses to become a cross-fit trainer. It is hard to determine the true number of victims of this mental illness–and whether they should be classified in two sections (lifestyle and mental illnesses)–because of the secrecy of them. Eating disorders can be a well kept secret, for example, a Bulimic person may not be over weight or under weight, they may be a healthy weight. Also, some eating disorders may only occur a couple times every few months and therefore cannot not be clinically diagnosed. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) states that the causes of eating disorders could be a combination of reasons, some of them could include: genetic, biological, mental, behavioral, or physical aspects (NIMH). So just because it is labeled as a mental disorder does not mean that it only effects a person mentally. …show more content…
Eating disorders are no longer something that can be ignored, for instance, without treatment the severe cases have a 20% mortality rate and with treatment 20% never make a full recovery (ANRED). With around 9%, around 30 million, of the population suffering from eating disorders in the US, something needs to be done (NEDA). May it be a program in school to teach children about the extreme dangers of the disease, or maybe trying to scare them with risks of them. Or maybe a public health statement informing the public about how serious and common this disorder is may work as