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    of 6 people. Teenagers would either starve or binge for that "perfect image" and a lot of teenagers do starving or binge which is a risk to their bodies. The Eating Disorders are Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa, two different disorders the with same result. One of the harsh Eating Disorders is Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia is a disorder that has a serious effect on teens bodies. "The only number that would ever be enough is 0. Zero pounds, zero life, size zero, double-zero, zero point" (Laurie Halse…

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    instead of over eating or eating things that are harmful to us. The thing that is just as harmful is the issue of Anorexia and Bulimia both of which is majority ravaging the bodies of teens and young adults who are in a time where their bodies are already going through changes. In a study released by the British Medical Journal, or BMJ, in 2005 it was found that Bulimia was f in one percent of adolescence and that Anorexia was found in…

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    There are three major types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating (“Eating Disorders”). No matter what type it is, eating disorders have perilous effects on a person. They tremendously affect a person physically, psychologically, and mentally. Eating disorders can cause massive problems to a person physically. A person with a long history of eating disorder…

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    Eating Disorder

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    signal an eating disorder. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. Researchers are finding that eating disorders are caused by a complex interaction of genetic, biological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors. But many questions still need answers. Researchers are using the latest in technology…

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    anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterized by striving towards being extremely thin and dramatic weight loss. The symptoms are constant worrying about weight, fear of gaining weight, amenorrhea, inadequate intake of nutrition, which leads to a low weight. People suffering from anorexia nervosa deny hunger, see themselves as being “fat,” avoid social mealtimes; are preoccupied with weight, food, calories and dieting ("Anorexia Nervosa.").…

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    During the binge-eating episodes of bulimia nervosa, the individual feels as though they have lost control (Greenleaf, “Bulimia Nervosa”). The purging that follows is how the individual can implement control. Many bulimics understand that what they are doing is not normal and extremely unhealthy (Greenleaf, “Bulimia Nervosa”), and many experience guilt. When people have eating disorders, their “self-esteem is overly related to body…

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    Anorexia Nervosa Summary

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    Facts • There are four different categories eating disorders fall into. • Anorexia Nervosa is defined as unusual behaviors that have to do with body image issues of unrealistic ideas. • Bulimia Nervosa is defined as a binge a purge disorder due to the person having self-image issues. • Binge Eating Disorder is defined as someone who eats an unusual amount of food without being able to control his/her urges. • OSFED is defined as a disorder that does not meet the criteria of the other three…

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    Disorders is mental disorder that affects people eating habits as well as their health, mental state. The three most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating disorder. Anorexia Nervosa is a disorder in which people will lack on eating properly for fear on becoming overweight/fat. Another eating disorders is Bulimia Nervosa, it is a disorder when people over eat large quantities of food at once and then harmed themselves with excessive exercise and…

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    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…

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    Binge Eating Disorders

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    Until three years ago, there were only two eating disorders in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. After great effort and the completion of much research, the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual), has recently added binge eating disorder as its own official disorder, rather than just a symptom of bulimia nervosa, to its fifth edition. So, what has made binge eating disorder qualify as its own…

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