Approximately 1 million males and in total 8 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder (Heller, 2003). Throughout the essay it will further educate the reader and the professor a more in depth view on eating disorders. Eating disorders is defined as an illness that causes serious disturbances to you everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating according to the national institute of mental health. Furthermore, there are many categories to an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and finally E.N.D.O.S or eating disorders not otherwise specified. Eating disorders don’t have biases on gender, and tend to develop at ages 12 to 25 (Griffith, 2012). Throughout the paper it will go further into detail on the types of eating disorders and its correlation with body dysmorphia disorder, also the effects of the media on teen’s self-esteem and its impact on eating disorders, and finally treatments.
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Now, this leads to anorexia nervosa which is defined as a patient who refuses to eat enough to maintain a normal weight for their height and age (H. Winter Griffith, MD). In anorexia patients often have unrealistic view on their weight (NIMH). Patients with anorexia nervosa tend to weigh themselves on a regular basis (NIMH). Some of the symptoms of anorexia can range from mild such as, weakness to life threatening symptoms like osteoporosis (Heller, MD,
Now, this leads to anorexia nervosa which is defined as a patient who refuses to eat enough to maintain a normal weight for their height and age (H. Winter Griffith, MD). In anorexia patients often have unrealistic view on their weight (NIMH). Patients with anorexia nervosa tend to weigh themselves on a regular basis (NIMH). Some of the symptoms of anorexia can range from mild such as, weakness to life threatening symptoms like osteoporosis (Heller, MD,