Binge eating disorder

sub-clinical disordered eating attitudes and behaviors, and the best-known contributor to the development of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is body dissatisfaction…

Today’s teens are bombarded with images and activities that don't mirror their lives from hit teen-TV shows like "The OC" and "Gossip Girl" to the multitude of entertainment programs and features in magazines. Today's media obsessed society often leads students to believe all they need to 'be cool' is be thin, blonde and wear the latest designer clothes. The UGLY program aims to help young adults self-esteem by using celebrities, as they know that young people look up to celebrities and their…

Experts believe that today, more than ten million females suffer from anorexia, bulimia or other related disorders ("Body image & The Media: An Overview"). Although the standards to be a successful model in today 's fashion industry vary from agency to agency, there are commonalities. Mainstream range is five feet nine inches to five feet eleven inches with…

but the families who had to watch their love ones suffer. I never realized how an eating disorder can really affect someone’s life. Hearing about eating disorders, and reading statics pale in comparison to watching this documentary. It took me inside the lives of the women in the community center. They also made me focus in on the four women clients in the documentary. They all were dealing with an eating disorder, but had different problems which made it unique. Shelly trying to lose weight by…

and sends unhealthy message on how women should look. This causes body imaged to be misrepresented. Which makes women spend thousands of dollars to make themselves looks like let say according to them “normal”. In cases like this it can cause Eating Disorders (ED). Before I get…

nervosa are both eating disorders featuring lack of self-control. Functionally, anorexia nervosa seems to be excessive control regarding caloric intake; however, there is a lack in keeping a balanced diet. Conversely, bulimia nervosa leads to episodes of bingeing and purging. In either case, there is a fundamental emotional rift and a possible underlying mood or personality disorder; someone battling anorexia may alternately battle bulimia also. Whatever the cause, an eating disorder is at…

“Fashion is killing women’s body image of themselves.” Zac Posen said it all in this quote. With the growing number of extremely thin models, there is also a growing number of women with eating disorders. Does the media contribute to this statistic? Everyday, thousands of images of women who are rail-thin are projected onto ordinary people as beautiful women. There is a larger discrepancy between models and ordinary women than there was ten to twenty-five years ago (Bennett). For example,…

This problem is bringing more consequences not only in the emotional development of new generations, but it also is generating the extension of new problems like eating disorders, depression, low self-esteem, suicides, etc. For example, every day are more and more young people being affected by the way in which they are influenced by mass media. The media have a huge influence in society. An association found a high increased…

does want to be skinny and have beautiful shiny hair, then this doesn 't mean that her diet would be unhealthy and she would turn out to be a bulimic. This could also mean that she would take care of herself, by taking the necessary vitamins and not eating unhealthy food (Hix). Young girls may also choose to take up healthy activities like exercising, going for a walk or learning how to swim, so that they can stay in shape. The body images that are shown in the media, may actually motivate young…

In the article, Why Fat is a Feminist Issue, Abigail Saguy (2010), discusses that why feminist scholars see fat as being a feminist issue. Saguy states, that fat is the result of compulsive eating, and a “coping mechanism for gender inequality” (pg. 1). The article discusses that obesity has a higher rate with poor women and women of color, especially women who deals with sexism, racism, sexual abuse, and discrimination. Furthermore, Saguy discusses the discrimination women face with fat…