Essays on Eating Disorders

Anorexia nervosa is a condition in which a person's food intake is less than the usual daily consumption. Individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa maintain secrecy during self-starvation in order to maintain weight reduction. They have a slim body and are obsessed with food and personal weight because it is linked...

Emma Rich's Research Study: "Anorexic Dis (Connection): Managing Anorexia as an Illness and an Identity" Emma Rich's research piece "Anorexic Dis (Connection): Managing Anorexia as an Illness and an Identity" was published in the Sociology of Health Illness Journal in 2006. Rich conducts research in this piece on the...

Although eating disorders are a health condition that can afflict anyone at any age, the problem usually begins in adolescence, making young individuals more susceptible to the illness. Millions of teens suffer from eating disorders just in America. 95 percent of those affected by the illness are between the ages...

Carroll attempted to establish the dietary principles that should guide the choice of food in his article "Relax You Don't Need to Eat Clean" (Carroll n.p). He bases his arguments on other research studies and historical events in order to demonstrate the inconsistencies in the scientific attempt to define healthy...

Eating disorders are a category of disorders characterized by unhealthy food relationships. Eating disorders are often viewed as a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders/unhealthy eating habits are a severe and often fatal condition that interferes with a person's eating habits. Food obsessions, body weight, and shape are all characteristics of eating...

Eating Disorders and Nutritional Problems Basically, eating disorder is a medical condition related to nutrition and brings in health problems from developing incorrect eating habits. This is nutrition problem usually from excesses or deficiency in diet from eating disorders and obesity, and can also be from chronic diseases such as cancer,...

Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa is a psychological eating disorder characterized by constant food intake limits, intense fear of weight gain, and a great deal of concern about self-perceived body shape. A individual suffering from the condition is unable to maintain a normal healthy weight and, even when they are severely underweight,...