Binge eating disorder

“what causes eating disorders in professional dancers?” is asked to help conduct research to find specific information pertaining this topic. This opens up a lot of areas of expertise relating to professional dancers and what they have to go through on an everyday basis. This also opens up topics relating mental and physical health of a professional dancer, and how that can affect bigger aspects which can lead to eating disorders or disordered eating. Case studies on eating disorders in…

technique is quite beneficial for patients of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, especially individuals who feel that they are too tired to eat anything, and usually skip meals. Remember, not eating or less eating can result in weight loss and increase symptoms of CFS, making the situation even worse. On the other hand, eating smaller meals more often in a day will help to maintain your energy…

thinner (National Eating Disorder Association). The orange shows of how 69% of girls 5th-12th grades reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of a perfect body (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorder). The red demonstrates 80% of women who answered a People magazine survey responded that images of women on television and in the movies make them feel insecure. (-Rader Program) For last the blue represents 90% of people with eating disorders are women between…

Urinary tract infections in children Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children are fairly common, but not usually serious. They can be effectively treated with antibiotics. A UTI may be classed as either: • an upper UTI – if it's a kidney infection or an infection of the ureters, the tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder • a lower UTI – if it's a bladder infection (cystitis) or an infection of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body When to seek medical…

Beauty is a social concept created by society to oppress women. There is so much pressure, especially with teenage girls, to conform to the beauty standards that were set by society. It is illustrated by the media that women must wear revealing clothing, have long hair, wear lots of makeup, be young and thin with curves. For instance, look at any female celebrity. More often than not, she will have long hair, a slim waist, wear lots of makeup and revealing clothing. The media tells females that…

I decided to write my final paper for General Psychology about the article on Barbie dolls and the association of negative body images and self-esteem in young girls. The article “Does Barbie make girls want to be thin? The effect of experimental exposure to images of dolls on the body image of 5- to 8-year-old girls.”, was written for the purpose of conducting the first study for seeing if there is a link between the extremely thin barbie doll to young girls and their body ideals. Barbie is a…

shown to have low self-esteem and dissatisfaction with their body image are at high risk for developing eating disorders. Over the past seventy years the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) reports that all eating disorders have dramatically increased across the board. Statistics has shown that from 1988 to 1993 bulimia in females, between the ages 10 and 39, has tripled. These eating disorders include: Anorexia and Bulimia. The meaning of Anorexia is to become obsessed with becoming or…

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and biological factors are the primary cause of eating disorders. Biologically, certain genes may make a person vulnerable to eating disorders. One of the main points biologically is the hypothalamus which regulates functions such as eating. I believe that media also plays a significant role in negative body image that eventually leads to eating disorders. I do understand that biologically and psychologically people can be susceptible to eating disorders but I also strongly believe that for the…

Gastroparesis is a disease presenting in delayed emptying of the stomach’s contents. This can be caused on the grounds of an array of issues. Although this pathology/disease/disorder affects 25-50% of subjects diagnosed with diabetes, it can also affect people that have had surgery, infection, or hypothyroidism (Gregg). This postponing of gastric emptying means that it takes longer than usual for contents to pass through the stomach. According to Stephen Goldfinger, M.D., “Normally, your…