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Eating Disorders - Are they a problem in our society?

In a society that persists to prize themselves upon thinness, it is difficult for one to not blame others for their constant anxiety over weight. Eating disorders have been identified as a problem since 1689, and over the decades, the number of people afflicted with this illness has only increased furthermore.
Depriving oneself of food to the point of collapsing or gorging on vast amounts of food only to vomit subsequently seems inconceivable. Yet this is a way of life to increasing numbers of women and men of all backgrounds and nationalities. Experts estimate that “5% of adolescent and adult women and 1% of men have anorexia, bulimia or a binge-eating disorder” .
With an obsession with thinness and obtaining the perfect body, our society has cultivated the development of eating disorders. Research revealed that before the age of 14 at least 52% of adolescents have begun dieting. “Among college females, 78% reported bingeing experiences and 8.2% used self-induced vomiting to...

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