Eating

To be precise, consumption of 50 grams of such products increases one’s susceptibility to colorectal cancer by approximately 18% (Simon). As most of us think that eating only two pieces of bacon daily is not enough to increase one’s vulnerability to cancer, the research suggests this presumption otherwise. Therefore, it is good practice not to consume pork products since they are…

your meals? Do they come in a box or a bag or a package? If you answered yes to many of these questions it's time to reevaluate the way we eat. The objective is to reset your body, hopefully for a lifetime, but specifically for the next 21 days by eating real food. That means if it grew from the ground or came off a tree, or once-upon-a-time had eyeballs, it is fair to eat in this meal plan. A good rule of thumb is if you totally missed the majority of the isles in the grocery store and only…

Does puking and eating your puke sound like fun! This happens often in the world of competitive eating. I believe that we should ban competitive eating. Some may say that the sport is a funny thing to watch and is worth money, However, they do not consider the health issues that come with this sport. I believe that we should ban competitive eating because of these three reasons, which are the health risks, death, wasting food, and overall deaths that can come with participating in the…

Many of us are trapped in our old, hardened eating patterns. In fact, we might not even be aware of the patterns, but we do know that 1) we’d like to get healthier or leaner; 2) we have a hard time making eating changes; 3) we don’t always know how to change. Those are good realizations! It means we have to humble ourselves, and find a way to put ourselves into an area of uncertainty and discomfort in order to change. Some common eating patterns that are difficult to change: Snacking on…

Education and Coverage for Eating Disorders I didn’t want to go. I didn’t know much about where I was going, but that I was sure of. As a sixteen year old girl who has an endless amount of opportunities and dreams for what I wanted to do with my life, I shouldn’t be dragging myself out of bed at 5:30 in the morning for my family to take me to the hospital, yet again, to report the increase in fainting spells, insomnia, and extreme fat and muscle dystrophy. No, this isn’t an extreme cold or some…

Eating too much isn 't abnormal-- think about Thanksgiving and Christmas, and when you stuff yourself with holiday treats. There is a big difference between obesity and the psychological disorder called BED. 5% of the world’s population having had this illness at some point in their life. Binge Eating Disorder can be defined as excessive periods of overeating to the point of being uncomfortable, even if one is not hungry. People who binge eat tend to have a restricted diet during the day and…

Eating disorders bring significant psychological and physiological harm to individuals who suffer from the disorder. Eating psychopathology is defined by distinctive disruptions in eating habits and weight-regulation behaviour, (Fairburn, C. G., & Harrison, P. J., 2003). This particular form of psychopathology, although a general term, manifests itself through several characteristics. From anorexia nervosa, characterized by excessive pursuits of weight loss and selective food restriction, to…

Jonathan Cavan’s and Frances Connan’s article, ‘Eating disorders’ (2010), states that eating disorders are commonly found in women and can have a big impact on their physical, social and psychological health and wellbeing. The purpose of the research was to be able to identify a patient with an eating disorder using clinical features, to successfully treat the patient and produce a better outcome. Eating disorders are classified into anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN). The former is…

messages can lead to a disorder that can seriously affect an individual’s life, sometimes leading to death. The disorder kills about 1000 to 1,500 of Canadians each year, with this number to be likely higher as death certificates often fail to record the eating disorder as the cause (Chair, 2014, p.10) The western culture embodies a desired lifestyle, sometimes extremely difficult to follow, and requires an endless circle of desires that engender a severe judgment about someone’s persona.…

few decades, there has been a great increase in the prevalence of eating disorders and they have caused major psychological and health problems. This increase in eating disorders has resulted from the intense societal pressure to diet and conform to an unrealistic weight and body size. Females develop an eating disorder at an increasingly higher rate than males. Ten million women in the United States battle eating disorders. Eating disorders do not discriminate, they affect girls of all ages.…