Statistics illustrate that nearly twenty million women and ten million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some point in their lifetime (NEDA 1). Eating disorders are defined as conflicts with eating behaviors that may threaten a person’s physical or psychological health (Whitney 256). The most commonly known sicknesses are Binge-Eating, Anorexia, and Bulimia. These medical conditions are an everyday struggle for individuals all over the world and if not treated those who battle with these unhealthy habits could be severely harmed. It has been revealed that teens are more likely to be vulnerable to such disorders than adults. Even though the three disorders are vastly diverse, they each share several correspondences
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This eating disorder is universally defined as the process of eating large amounts of food at one time, then proceeding to bring it back up. Most people are unaware that Bulimia Nervosa is categorized into two categories: purging and non-purging. Purging is the procedure where a person uses nausea, laxatives, or enemas to remove any processed food from the body. Bulimics may also go through the process of non-purging, this involves keeping off any weight gain by abstaining and exercising excessively (Whitney 260). Although it is still most common in females, there is a higher percentage of men suffering from Bulimia than any other eating disorder. (Whitney …show more content…
It has also been revealed that most Binge-eaters, Anorexics and Bulimics are involved in athletics at some point in their lifetime. In sports, athletes are logically seen as perfectionists, always striving to prove themselves and doing the unimaginable to improve their performance. One similarity is that victims affected by all disorders, primarily strive to lose weight due to the uncertainties of their body images. They observe anything and anyone as something better than them, especially when it comes to physical appearances. These disorders blind their vision of the people they affiliate with, forcing them to constantly make judgements of themselves. Overall these disorders all have their similarities but they are also different in many
This eating disorder is universally defined as the process of eating large amounts of food at one time, then proceeding to bring it back up. Most people are unaware that Bulimia Nervosa is categorized into two categories: purging and non-purging. Purging is the procedure where a person uses nausea, laxatives, or enemas to remove any processed food from the body. Bulimics may also go through the process of non-purging, this involves keeping off any weight gain by abstaining and exercising excessively (Whitney 260). Although it is still most common in females, there is a higher percentage of men suffering from Bulimia than any other eating disorder. (Whitney …show more content…
It has also been revealed that most Binge-eaters, Anorexics and Bulimics are involved in athletics at some point in their lifetime. In sports, athletes are logically seen as perfectionists, always striving to prove themselves and doing the unimaginable to improve their performance. One similarity is that victims affected by all disorders, primarily strive to lose weight due to the uncertainties of their body images. They observe anything and anyone as something better than them, especially when it comes to physical appearances. These disorders blind their vision of the people they affiliate with, forcing them to constantly make judgements of themselves. Overall these disorders all have their similarities but they are also different in many