Eating Disorders
8 Million people in the United States alone suffer from an eating disorder. (Tabah) The most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, and Bulimia Nervosa. It is a myth that anorexia nervosa only occurs in adolescent females, anorexia is reported in both genders, (Winter), from young to old. How young do you ask? Approximately 40% of fourth graders have been on a diet (Tabah) and several 5-6 year olds who have eating disorders (Pelca) People who have eating disorders such as anorexia or bulima, deprive them self of the nutrients they need, which we can only be obtained by the intake of food. By depriving their bodies of nutrients, their muscles waste way, calcium is loss which in turn leads to potential bone problems, (Tabah) infertility, seizures, tearing of the esophagus, and death. What is the cause of this very harmful disorder? What make people turn anorexic or bulimic? Many of them know the dangers, Katie Johnson a 19 year old who is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and was hospitalized for the fourth time when her weight dropped to 80 pounds say, " Intellectually, I know everything. I know I'm thin. I know I could die. I know I could have a heart attack. But emotionally, I can't touch anything. [Food]" (Mullen) So what's the cause
Mothers play an ever so important role in their children's lives, present or not. Mothers of anorexic suffers are often over involved, as oppose to mother's of bulimic's who are often detached and over critical, fathers and brothers, that are critical of their weight play a role as well. (http://webmd.lycos.com/content/article/1680.50413 ) Most eating disordered patients have mothers that are obsessed about their own figure. (Pecla) In an article written by Jill S. Zimmerman she asks, " Do we [moms] project our insecurities onto our daughters, giving them a critical eye when we notice they've gained weight?" (Zimmerman)
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