Category: Importance of Food

In the fashion industry, models are constantly being put in the spotlight. So being thin is part of their job this can lead to serious health issues. Not just in models, but also in the women and men that see the models all over the media. Fashion is all over the world, but there’s one…

Living in a culture where body image is an important component to a persons character, the perfect body isnt so perfect after all. Do we the people currently living in this society know how to help those who are affected? The consistent and excessive effort that many people put into weight loss eventually and most…

Eating disorders are known to be more prevalent in women, it is fairly reasonable to question why does the uncivilized society exhibit such gender? Western culture of the contemporary time not only prefers thinness in women but also a curvy figure. Is it possible that they are aspects other than social and emotional that influence…

An eating disorder is a serious and potentially life-threatening mental illness that causes a person to have an abnormal relationship with food as well as an obsession with their body weight or shape. It is not considered to be a life choice nor a cry for attention. Eating disorders can occur in both men and…

Women athletes are likely to be monitored for eating disorders these days. Representatives of aesthetic sports are more likely to establish an eating disorder than different type of female athletes (Sungot-Borgen & Torstveit, 2004). ‘The prevalence of excessive training loads and the over emphasis on thinness is increasing in all aesthetically shaped sports’ (Boros, 2009,…

On a daily basis, society is exposed to and influenced by information from different methods that affect the way we perceive our self-image. Negative body image is a sign of a pressing concern known as an eating disorder. This particular mental health disease known as an eating disorder is regarding food and it is a…

According to statistical summaries provided by Our World in Data, mental health illnesses have experienced a worldwide surge in the recent few decadesnot only did the total number of suffering people increases by about 45% globally, the areas of infliction have also crawled out from developed countries to those less developed (Ritchie). It is never…

A popular disorder that affects millions of people is an eating disorder. It’s estimated that at least 30 million people of all ages and gender suffer from this disorder in the U.S. Eating disorders are portrayed as mainly affecting females which may be more than men, but men are just as affected by this disorder,…

Feeding and eating disorders have evolved into western societies over the past 30 years. This could be connected to the overabundance of food; however, it is most likely to be affected by social norms, that link the desirableness to be thin. Feeding and eating disorders are mental health disorders, explained by atypical eating habbits that…

Summary In this research, assumptions about the causes of eating disorders were examined among those with eating disorders and those without it. Through understanding the differences in presumed causes between the two groups, it is possible to develop better education programs for those suffering from eating disorders. Research purposes Gaining such information will help scholars…