Emily Schmitt
Mrs. Meyer
English 12
4 November 2015
Obtaining Insurance Coverage: Eating Disorders
In this day and age being skinny is being beautiful. Hip bones, collar bones, thigh gaps, and most recently the “bikini bridge;” there is no such thing as being too thin. Eating disorders plague young people all over the world and this could be because the drive to become and be considered beautiful has affected too many in negative ways and consequently now hold negative outcomes. It is said food is too blame for the flaws teens are seeing in the mirror and the media only fuels the disastrous attempts to lose weight. A popular quote in Hollywood states, “Skip dinner to become thinner.” This state of mind is very serious, dangerous, and …show more content…
New eating disorders are beginning to surface such as ARFID, more formally called avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. "AFRID is a new term that some people think just means "picky eating" but a number of other eating issues can also cause it. People with AFRID don’t have anorexia or bulimia, but still struggle with eating and as a result don’t eat enough to keep a healthy body weight (New, Michelle)." People who cannot digest certain foods, fear eating because of choking, or avoid food due to texture or color maybe considered AFRID (New, Michelle). Millions of both men and women suffer from an eating disorder of some …show more content…
Women, most commonly, fall into the category labeled EDNOS (Schwitzer, Alan M). "In a variety of studies with college populations, only 6% of female students reported concerns about anorexia or bulimia, where as 25% to 40% reported moderate problem falling under the umbrella of EDNOS, including body image worries, problems stemming from weight management and out-of-control eating (Schwitzer, Alan M)." Although there are many obvious signs of an eating disorder in some cases there are no signs present at all and are kept well hidden (New, Michelle). "Eating disorders are so common that 1 or 2 out of every 100 students will struggle with one (New, Michelle)." Many people do not seek treatment due to
Mrs. Meyer
English 12
4 November 2015
Obtaining Insurance Coverage: Eating Disorders
In this day and age being skinny is being beautiful. Hip bones, collar bones, thigh gaps, and most recently the “bikini bridge;” there is no such thing as being too thin. Eating disorders plague young people all over the world and this could be because the drive to become and be considered beautiful has affected too many in negative ways and consequently now hold negative outcomes. It is said food is too blame for the flaws teens are seeing in the mirror and the media only fuels the disastrous attempts to lose weight. A popular quote in Hollywood states, “Skip dinner to become thinner.” This state of mind is very serious, dangerous, and …show more content…
New eating disorders are beginning to surface such as ARFID, more formally called avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. "AFRID is a new term that some people think just means "picky eating" but a number of other eating issues can also cause it. People with AFRID don’t have anorexia or bulimia, but still struggle with eating and as a result don’t eat enough to keep a healthy body weight (New, Michelle)." People who cannot digest certain foods, fear eating because of choking, or avoid food due to texture or color maybe considered AFRID (New, Michelle). Millions of both men and women suffer from an eating disorder of some …show more content…
Women, most commonly, fall into the category labeled EDNOS (Schwitzer, Alan M). "In a variety of studies with college populations, only 6% of female students reported concerns about anorexia or bulimia, where as 25% to 40% reported moderate problem falling under the umbrella of EDNOS, including body image worries, problems stemming from weight management and out-of-control eating (Schwitzer, Alan M)." Although there are many obvious signs of an eating disorder in some cases there are no signs present at all and are kept well hidden (New, Michelle). "Eating disorders are so common that 1 or 2 out of every 100 students will struggle with one (New, Michelle)." Many people do not seek treatment due to