One experience that people commonly face is insecurity. This insecurity may stem from physical appearance and impact one’s self-esteem. One article from The Huffington Post briefly touches on this: “Teasing About Weight May Put Children At Risk Of Binge Eating Disorder.” This article from The Huffington Post explores the effects of teasing about weight through the introduction of Haleigh’s experiences, and highlights one key fact: being critical of children’s weight and bodies simply increases their risk for binge eating disorder. This does not mean that binge eating directly causes weight gain; rather, it is an eating disorder that can affect people from all different weights (Teasing About Weight May Put Children At Risk of Binge Eating Disorder, 2016).
The author claims that parents do play a role in how children view their own bodies and how they choose to respond to these feelings (Teasing About …show more content…
The term “children” can be broadly defined. And so, the authors referenced the US Department of Health and Human Services when choosing the population they studied: children whose ages ranged from birth to 12 years old (Saltzman & Liechty, 2016). The number of children included in these studies is unclear because some studies were longitudinal and certain children who surpassed the age limit could no longer participate in them. These populations were taken from studies in the U.S., Germany, and Belgium. Consequently, this demonstrates one limitation of the study: the peer-reviewed articles that were used were all English-language articles and cannot speak for international research on child binge eating
The author claims that parents do play a role in how children view their own bodies and how they choose to respond to these feelings (Teasing About …show more content…
The term “children” can be broadly defined. And so, the authors referenced the US Department of Health and Human Services when choosing the population they studied: children whose ages ranged from birth to 12 years old (Saltzman & Liechty, 2016). The number of children included in these studies is unclear because some studies were longitudinal and certain children who surpassed the age limit could no longer participate in them. These populations were taken from studies in the U.S., Germany, and Belgium. Consequently, this demonstrates one limitation of the study: the peer-reviewed articles that were used were all English-language articles and cannot speak for international research on child binge eating