Anorexia vs. Obesity
Thomas Szasz once said “Addiction, obesity, starvation (anorexia nervosa) are political problems not psychiatric: each condenses and expresses a contest between the individual and some other persons in his environment over the control of the individual’s body.” The statistics show that thirty percent of American women are obese and one percent of young women are suffering from anorexia nervosa. Despite bearing some superficial similarities, the differences between Anorexia and Obesity are conspicuous; they are different because of the causes and effects towards the body, as well as treatments, and prevention that can help these eating disorders.
Anorexia is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to …show more content…
Some common treatments for both of these disorders are therapy, special medication, anti-depressives, as well as changes in life styles and eating habits. One big difference in treatment is that anorexic patients who are in really bad health may need to go under a hospitalized treatment in order to get better. Another difference is that people who are obsessed must exercise in order to get better, while those who are incapable to do many daily routine properly must go under a surgical treatment in order to be able to live a normal life. The preventions to Obesity consist on exercise and healthy eating habits, while Anorexia doesn’t really have preventions the only thing a person can do to help is to boost the persons self esteem.
Although many believe that Anorexia and Obesity are just eating disorders, both are extremely bad disorders to live with. These disorders are very distinctive but have very similar characteristics in causes and effects toward the body as well as the treatments and preventions. Eating disorders aren’t a phase a person chooses, can any person honestly remember who they were before the world told them who they should be? Don’t let today’s society influence people into thinking it is ok to change a appearance or mental though for an unhealthy life style, help raise awareness to help prevent these eating
Thomas Szasz once said “Addiction, obesity, starvation (anorexia nervosa) are political problems not psychiatric: each condenses and expresses a contest between the individual and some other persons in his environment over the control of the individual’s body.” The statistics show that thirty percent of American women are obese and one percent of young women are suffering from anorexia nervosa. Despite bearing some superficial similarities, the differences between Anorexia and Obesity are conspicuous; they are different because of the causes and effects towards the body, as well as treatments, and prevention that can help these eating disorders.
Anorexia is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to …show more content…
Some common treatments for both of these disorders are therapy, special medication, anti-depressives, as well as changes in life styles and eating habits. One big difference in treatment is that anorexic patients who are in really bad health may need to go under a hospitalized treatment in order to get better. Another difference is that people who are obsessed must exercise in order to get better, while those who are incapable to do many daily routine properly must go under a surgical treatment in order to be able to live a normal life. The preventions to Obesity consist on exercise and healthy eating habits, while Anorexia doesn’t really have preventions the only thing a person can do to help is to boost the persons self esteem.
Although many believe that Anorexia and Obesity are just eating disorders, both are extremely bad disorders to live with. These disorders are very distinctive but have very similar characteristics in causes and effects toward the body as well as the treatments and preventions. Eating disorders aren’t a phase a person chooses, can any person honestly remember who they were before the world told them who they should be? Don’t let today’s society influence people into thinking it is ok to change a appearance or mental though for an unhealthy life style, help raise awareness to help prevent these eating