I believe that the media, biology, and a child's experiences and personality all play a role in the development of Anorexia Nervosa. ... In the case of Dana, an anorexic eight-year-old girl, media was most likely not the cause, but rather a trigger for her disease. ... There are certain types of children who are more vulnerable to the messages that are delivered to us by the media. ... The perfectionistic child may feel unsatisfied with their performance in sports or at school, and as they begin dieting, they gain the sense that it is something they can accomplish without error. ...

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Abstract Overweight and obese children and adolescents have become a major health concern and crisis nationally and internationally. The occurrence of childhood and adolescent obesity has grown over the past decade. The cause is due to an imbalance between caloric consumption and expenditure. The factors involved in the causation of obesity in children include genetic, behavioral, and environmental. These factors lead to physical, psychological and social health issues in children and adolescents suffering from this disease. ...

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The mass media also continues to promote excessively thin body images and plays a negative role in the development of bad eating habits. Less than one-third of U.S. pediatric residency programs teach about the effects of media exposure on children's health (Dr. ... Appearing in gym class or swimming pools present a potentially embarrassing situation for the self-conscious child that must face his peers, and the possibility of being picked last for team sports. ...

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Introduction Would you risk everything just to be skinny? Just to be what you thought people wanted you to be? Even if it meant losing you life? Up to twenty-four million people have an eating disorder in the United States alone. The body type known as ideal is possessed by only 5% of American females ("E.D....

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