The average model weighs twenty-three percent less than the average women; the medical standard for anorexia is fifteen percent underweight (Thompson). ... Someone's family may even be the source of their eating disorder. If a family has high expectations, the child might want a way to cope with all the pressure. ... If a family is always on diets, it may influence one of them to go on unhealthy diets or not eat at all ("E.D....

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Obesity is greater among children and adolescents who frequently watch television, and children watch an average of three hours a day (Dietz& Gortmaker, 1985). ... The family may encourage the boy to eat so that he can become big and strong, but discourage the girl from having dessert so that she will have a petite or slim figure. ... "In school, obese children perform poorer academically than their normal weight peers and have lower grade point averages" (Epstein, 1993). ... Adolescent females who are overweight have reported experiences with stigmatization such as "direct and intentiona...

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In the beginning years of life an infant's nutritional health depends on the family unit. Parents must have knowledge of the changing food needs of the child and must also have sufficient resources to provide food, shelter, and clothing for the family. ... During the preschool years some children depend solely on family caregivers for their nutritional needs. ... By the end of infancy (2 year old) the average child has already achieved half the ultimate adult height. ... From age 1 to 2 years the average age height increases is 1-13cm. ...

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When a family, living in a low income area has fast food restaurants in close proximity, they will not take the extra time and money to go to a supermarket to buy more expensive food for their family. In the documentary, "Food Stamped" there is a segment that shows a women buying food for her family (Potash, 2010).With a budget of $200.00 a month, she must feed 4 family members for the whole month without running out of funds at the end. So she explains that she buys food that will fill up her family, the cheapest way possible. According to National Fruit and Vegetable Retail Report, the natio...

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All around the world, Obesity has become an epidemic and is viewed as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity, "Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adve...

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Research shows that the development of healthy eating habits begins with parental examples, the relationship between child and parent(s) and how the family unit acts as a whole that might help decrease the level of childhood obesity seen today. ... There is a lot of attention has been concentrated on family and peer influences in the development of body image in children and adolescents. Parents and family have a huge influence of how young siblings or children see their own bodies through direct communication of weight connected attitudes and opinions. ... Lack of access to play equipment a...

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The constant pressure placed on athletes by family, coaches and their communities, may pressure them to engage in unhealthy practices in order to appease those expectations and achieve success on the field. ... Given that non athletic individuals who suffer from eating disorders often have overbearing, controlling families who put pressure on them to succeed, it is not surprising that, athletes who are constantly under pressure to win resort to similar coping strategies. Specifically, in many cases athletes are under more pressure from more people; such as coaches and peers in conjunction w...

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Abstract This paper is designed for you and I to learn more about Eating Disorders. What you are about to learn one day will maybe save your life. Hopefully you will never encounter what is called an Eating Disorder. Eating Disorders mostly consist of, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Obesity and Compulsive Eating, although Obesity and Compulsive Eating are closely linked. Anorexia is "Starvation,"" by starving yourself. ...

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When obese kids are not dealing with the insults and nasty looks of strangers and classmates, they have to manage the "friendly fire" from well meaning families, peers and teachers. For example; "Birthdays were not usually a big deal in my family, but this one was different. ... Author Charlotte Cooper describes a family member's reaction to her nephew, "At a recent birthday gathering on of the older relatives commented disparagingly, "No wonder he's so big, shoveling that food away." ... Also, it has been noted in a study done by Hammarlund et al, that poor family functioning an...

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This disease typically affects adolescent girls; the average age on onset is thirteen years old (Kagan, Anorexia 45). ... They were very good about hiding their secret from their family because they would not vomit at home, only at school. ...

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They studied children and monitored them as they grew up into adults and into their 50s. this study was able to conduct medical examinations on children that summarized that as the years went by the BMI (Body Mass Index) of those children were increasing through the years and that every year the average BMI of children were increasing. ...

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In the past, it was unthinkable to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner at a fast food joint, because it was more common and traditional to eat at home with your family. However, in this day and age it is very common to see families dining outside of the house. ... American culture in the past took pride in their traditional family values, but seeing how the growth of the fast food industry has effectively impacted American culture and family values presently is appalling. ...

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