Topic > Eating Disorders - 616

Americans live in a pressured society. This pressure creates a wide range of problems. People in our society are influenced by what others do, how they behave, and how they look. Celebrities have a huge impact on people all over the world, as people living in our society, we would like to behave and look like famous people do. Many around the world focus on looking their best and staying fit for impression and satisfaction. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and what they are will be discussed below. An eating disorder is a disturbance in a person's eating habits, it can range from overeating to having a strict diet where small amounts of food are consumed. People with eating disorders are unhappy with the shape or size of their body. They use food to try to control their appearance by eating too much or not eating at all. Studies have shown that women are affected by eating disorders more often than men, but there are still 10-15% of men who are affected by these disorders. (Eating Disorder Statistics, 2014) Researchers have found that eating dis...