What you are about to learn one day will maybe save your life. ... Bulimia Nervosa is, "vomiting what you eat."" ... Eating Disorders are not the disease that you want to play around with, they are very dangerous, and can have a harsh effect on you and on your life. ... Significance of the study of Eating Disorders The significance of my study is to find out exactly what life wrenching disease had taken my best friends' life. ... Never in my life would I wish this disease upon anyone, it is like a leech it sucks the life out of you and when you get to far into the disease it will not be...

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What does that mean to a young child who feels that they are not thin enough? ... In many cases, a history of abuse or a turbulent family life are associated with developing this disease. ... I'm a very logical person so when I feel myself losing power to the anorexia, it's terrifying but it becomes a form of escapism: it makes you feel it's your friend and will shield you from all those things you don't want to face" (Hill). ... They want a say in what happens to their body. ... You hear it as an insult and a negative label from kids on the playground, but from parent...

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To explain what those factors are, the characteristics of this disease such as risk factors, treatments, type and why this disease is recognized as the seventh cause of death in the US according to the American Diabetes Association. It is crucial to start off with the definition of this disease, in other words what Diabetes is. ... The incidence of this disease is a critical factor to mention, since this disease is spread worldwide and there are more cases as the time goes by. ... There are 3 types of this disease. ... Type 2 In this form of diabetes, what happens is that the body cells dev...

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Being overweight is the leading cause of health problems and diseases in America. ... In today's society there isn't a block where you can't find fatty foods and high sugar foods. ... Over eating is effect of weight gain but eating unhealthy is what makes it even worse for the body. ... We should know what we are eating and why we are eating. ... Many adults spend their days at work and on the job you cannot stop at any time to have lunch when you please. ...

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These factors lead to physical, psychological and social health issues in children and adolescents suffering from this disease. ... The involvement of the children affected by obesity, their parents, the public, the government and the medical community in a combined effort can help with the prevention, education and intervention of this disease. ... Girls see their peers as a link to body image and what they want and what they set their goals to be but it seems like teasing has the strongest of influence on whether or not eating and weight concerns develop. ... Behavioral factors could includ...

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The Skinny of It Have you ever been so afraid of gaining weight that you constantly think about what you can or cannot eat? What about skipping early meals (breakfast and lunch), and then feeling so famished later on that you pig out during dinner? ... Are you always trying some weird diet, where you only eat one or two kinds of foods? Or do you feel so guilty after eating that you have to work out? ... This disease typically affects adolescent girls; the average age on onset is thirteen years old (Kagan, Anorexia 45). ...

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Individuals who participate in moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity can reduce their risk for disease and premature death (USDHHS, 1996). ... Reduces the risk of heart disease. ... What can you do to ensure you get the recommended level of physical activity? ... What if you don't have 20 to 30 minutes to be active? ... What is the FITT Principle?   ...

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"Obesity is understood to be a complex disease requiring multi-faceted treatment. ... These include diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease" (Atkinson 1999). ... Now that we have a better understanding of what obesity is, we will look at exactly how widespread it is and whom it affects. ... Michael McGinnis, MD, and the former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), William Foege (Klein 2000). ... I was getting fatter and she did not know what to do. ...

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If you were to take a random visit to any local grocery store lately you would notice a new and unusual aisle of a certain kind of food, a "low-carb" food. ... Atkins originally wrote his book, New Diet Revolution, in 1972 when he realized what an epidemic diabetes had become in America. ... The concept of the diet regimen is pretty basic, you can eat all the protein you want as long as you avoid carbohydrates. ... Along with this, diets with high portions of fat have often been directly linked to colorectal cancer among other diseases. ... When I interviewed a friend of my mother, who ...

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Athletes who participate in "thin-build" sports - gymnastics, dance, figure skating and long distance running - are at a greater risk of developing eating disorders than their "rowdy" sport counterparts. Since athletes are known to be competitive and perfectionistic, they are "at a predisposition to...

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