The Negative Effects Of Eating Disorders

On July 22, 2011, Alana Goldsmith, a 23 year old Australian woman took her own life by standing in front of an oncoming train. Goldsmith was a long time sufferer of anorexia nervosa and is said to have took her life so she would not have to deal with her negative body image issues anymore. An increasing amount of young women are plagued with to difficulty of suffering from an eating disorder. In many of these instances, the disorder goes unknown for a long, if not whole period of time. These days the fashion industry influences everyone more than realized, and individuals can be greatly affected by the messages the industry sends. Parents should be wary of their teenage daughter developing an eating disorder due to their being exposed to advertising featuring thin models from the fashion industry. …show more content…
Teenagers are under a lot of stress while they juggle school, sports, and activities. Along with peer pressure, body image, and friends, every teenager is under enormous amounts of stress every day. While adults are under large amounts of stress also, a teenagers body and brain are still developing, which means they are more influenced by the stress and affected more negatively. After they get older, people have more experience with dealing with stress. A parent should try and lessen the stress or help their child deal with the stress because large amounts of stress can reflect negatively on one’s perception of themselves and worsen their body