| In a world that is increasingly putting standards of | | | | trying to attain a body figure that they will never |
| beauty upon the our children, pre-teens, | | | | be satisfied with. It is marked by a preoccupation |
| teenagers and even those in their twenties, our | | | | with weight loss and a poor self image. In |
| youth are at an ever increasing risk when it | | | | advanced cases of anorexia, women may lose |
| comes to the development of an eating disorders. | | | | the ability to have a period. |
| Our children, usually the young girls, but it can | | | | Bulimia is another eating disorder that permeates |
| effect older women and even men, via the media | | | | our culture today. As opposed to anorexics, which |
| and print advertising are in a sense "brainwashed" | | | | use dieting techniques and weightloss pills to a high |
| to believe that they must look a certain way. The | | | | degree, bulimics find solace in 'purging'. Bulimic |
| celebrities in television and on the big screen as | | | | individuals usually eat a large amount of food, then |
| well as printed displays of stick-thin, unhealthy | | | | retreat to a bathroom in order to regurgitate, or |
| figures that can create a high standard of beauty | | | | 'purge' the food from their system, causing them |
| that can lead to many problems with an individual's | | | | to lose the nutritional value and calories that the |
| body image and self esteem. | | | | food they consume offers. |
| When coupled with the fact that an obesity | | | | The use of laxatives may also be employed by |
| epidemic is overtaking much of the modern world, | | | | bulimics, causing a case of diarrhea and eliminating |
| it's important to have a full understanding of the | | | | the nutritional value that they receive. You may |
| eating disorders which are prevalent in society | | | | be able to see warning signs for bulimia if an |
| today in order to be able to catch the warning | | | | individual binges upon foods that are high in fat |
| signs when an individual you know is afflicted. | | | | and sweets, engorging as much food as possible, |
| Eating disorders are a mental condition, and while | | | | then retiring to the bathroom in order to purge |
| many discount the problem as situational and | | | | the foods. Poor self image is also a leading reason |
| fixable if an individual desires to be fixed, they can | | | | why people may become bulimic, and it's an |
| be very difficult to overcome. In this article, we'll | | | | important thing to note when considering the |
| be giving a basic overview of some of the more | | | | health of a friend or family member. |
| common eating disorders that our culture faces | | | | These are just a few of the eating disorders that |
| today. One of the most commonly occurring | | | | can cause excessive trauma to the body and |
| eating disorders within our society today is | | | | mind of an individual. If you know someone who |
| anorexia nervosa. | | | | you suspect has an eating disorder, you may |
| Many are familiar with the affliction, in which one | | | | want to discuss the problem with them with love |
| suffers from such an intense occupation with their | | | | and compassion, being sure to let them know |
| self image that they literally starve their bodies in | | | | that you are there for them. |
| hopes of attaining a slimmer figure. While dieting | | | | In severe cases, you should speak with a doctor |
| and exercise are efficient ways of losing weight, | | | | in order to determine the best course of action |
| those with anorexia resort to drastic methods for | | | | for helping an individual. |