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... This being the case, an eating disorder is when normal eating habits or functions become abnormal and unhealthy. We will be discussing two of the three major eating disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. ... Eating disorders among adolescents are a growing problem in America. ... All too often, when a person develops an eating disorder, no one notices (Bell). Many people, because of an eating disorder, see the inside of a hospital. ... A person with an eating disorder feels that by controlling their eating they are in control, but it is actually the eating controlling them (Way 83). Treatment is always necessary for a person with an eating disorder.
Reasons for these disorders are unknown on all levels of science. ... There is proof of altered brain chemistry in several bulimics, and studies have shone that people with eating disorders often have low self-esteem and come from firm and heavy-handed families. ...
Many anorexics become thin merely by under eating. ... According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the main criteria for bulimia are binge eating twice a week for a period of three months. Binge eating is the rapid consumption of large amounts of food, often high in calories, in a short period of time.
Approximate Word count = 929
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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