Eating Disorders

“Officially recognized by the medical Community only since 1980, Eating disorders were first brought to the public’s attention when pop singer Karen Carpenter (1953-1983) died from complications resulting from anorexia. People suffering from eating disorders battle life-threatening obsessions with food and unhealthy thoughts about their body weight and shape. If untreated, these disorders can lead to death. Researchers have found many factors that are probable causes of eating disorders. Recovery for an eating disorder is possible, though it is a difficult process that should not be done alone. The first steps toward recovery are for the sufferer to accept that there is a problem and to show a willingness to focus on his or her feelings rather than on food and weight (Levchuck, Kosek, and Drohan, 2000).”
Easting disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, are dangerous psychological illnesses that affect millions of people. In order to begin to overcome t...