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“sometimes” or “rarely” or “never “are scored as 0, except for one item (no.26) where the scoring is reversed. The questionnaire also include four additional behavioral questions that assess self-reported binge eating, self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives or diuretics and treatment of an ED. The total EAT-26 score is determined by summing all the responses to items from 1-26 that range from zero to…

no weight is gained. Mayo Clinic describes a few symptoms of bulimia as, “Eating much more food in a binge episode than in a normal meal or snack, forcing yourself to vomit or exercise too much to keep from gaining weight after bingeing, misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas after eating, restricting calories or avoiding certain foods between binges, using dietary supplements or herbal products excessively for weight loss” (“Bulimia Nervosa”, 2016). A few medical conditions the article…

In our western communities, statistics have been offered which account for one person in four dying of cancer and one in four of heart disease. If these figures are accurate, the other half of our population is left to account for all the kidney failures, contagious diseases, arthritis, respiratory problems and other innumerable diseases suffered by so many. To this, we must add the deaths from accidents and now the horrifying forecasts that another one in four of the total population is…

their intake. It is more than an issue with food. Most anorexics have anxiety and depression and want/need a way to feel “normal”. By being able to limit their intake, they get relief by knowing they have control. They may binge and purge, use laxatives, and restrict food to lose weight. While a person with bulimia nervosa binge and purge, a person who vomits and is anorexic is usually well…

This critique is based on a passage written by Susan Bordo titled “The Globalization of Eating Disorders”. Susan, well-known feminist scholar and Pulitzer Prize nominee in this article describes the effects of imagery in media circles on the eating habits (eating disorders) of various individuals across numerous national, cultural, racial and social backgrounds. In her work, she talks about how individuals who otherwise would have had no issues with their appearance in terms of body weight are…

Emily Schmitt Mrs. Meyer English 12 4 November 2015 Obtaining Insurance Coverage: Eating Disorders In this day and age being skinny is being beautiful. Hip bones, collar bones, thigh gaps, and most recently the “bikini bridge;” there is no such thing as being too thin. Eating disorders plague young people all over the world and this could be because the drive to become and be considered beautiful has affected too many in negative ways and consequently now hold negative outcomes. It is said…

Costs and Benefits of Conduction Business Ethically Various business industries around the world are faced with ethical dilemmas. There are many companies that do not lose sight of morally appropriate decisions. However, other organizations continue to make skewed choices in regards to their business decisions. There are many companies who choose profitability over ethical and legal business practices. McDonald's, one of the largest international fast-food chains, has faced great scrutiny over…

going to screw with me, or maybe it was just a positive aspect of my new-found dementia that I’d questioned myself slipping into. Maybe I wasn’t actually in school at all but was sitting in the park completely naked and feeding Alka-Seltzer and laxatives to pigeons. Fifth period eventually rolled around and I was off to lunch. When I had sat down at my table I saw that the squirrels were back. They were whipping around the maples chasing each other in circles. I had wished that I could be…

Anorexia nervosa is a complex psychiatric eating disorder characterized by combination of restricted amount of consumed food, self- induced vomiting, laxative abuse and excessive exercising that can contribute to excessive weight loss and psychologically to a fear of being fat. Anorexia nervosa is often about having a twisted self image, what might be controlled by cognitive biases which affect how an…

Egyptian Medicine According to the dictionary, medicine is defined as “any substance or substances used in treating a disease or illness” (Dictionary.com). It has been stated that one of the oldest documented medicine are those of the Ancient Egyptians, which were also one of the first to have practicing physicians who prescribed medicine. Aside from having practicing physicians prescribe medicine mainly from herbs and animals, the ancient Egyptians were also the first to practice surgical…