We are constantly bombarded in today`s media with images portraying the idea of what is beautiful. The media also play the largest factor in shaping how people feel about themselves, dangerously warping how their ideas about how they think they should look, causing people to go to the extremes to live up to these expectations. Media must change how they dangerously represent modern beauty. (???)
According to the eating disorder foundation up to 11 million people in the US suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. An eating disorder is a psychological illness that has serious emotional and physical problems that can have life threatening consequences for both males and females of all age groups. This could be eating only extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. In many cases, people`s eating disorders may have started out as just simply being more cautious of their diet, but at some point, the urge to eat less or more spiraled out of control. The person will usually develop extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors towards their own weight and unhealthy eating habits making it hard to come to terms with their diagnosis.
TYPES
There are several different types of eating disorders. Most common and well known in todays society are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and binge eating disorder. Anorexia Nervosa is most commonly known among society. It is characterized as the refusal to eat and people suffering with it usually find it hard to maintain a healthy …show more content…
This rapid physical development it known as entering puberty and continues throughout the adolescent years. Not only is adolescence a major turning point physically but also emotionally. During the adolescent years, the human brain is not yet fully developed and is extremely.
Cultural ideas of beauty differ from culture to
According to the eating disorder foundation up to 11 million people in the US suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. An eating disorder is a psychological illness that has serious emotional and physical problems that can have life threatening consequences for both males and females of all age groups. This could be eating only extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. In many cases, people`s eating disorders may have started out as just simply being more cautious of their diet, but at some point, the urge to eat less or more spiraled out of control. The person will usually develop extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors towards their own weight and unhealthy eating habits making it hard to come to terms with their diagnosis.
TYPES
There are several different types of eating disorders. Most common and well known in todays society are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and binge eating disorder. Anorexia Nervosa is most commonly known among society. It is characterized as the refusal to eat and people suffering with it usually find it hard to maintain a healthy …show more content…
This rapid physical development it known as entering puberty and continues throughout the adolescent years. Not only is adolescence a major turning point physically but also emotionally. During the adolescent years, the human brain is not yet fully developed and is extremely.
Cultural ideas of beauty differ from culture to