Throughout the last few centuries, eating disorders have become very popular for not only teenage girls, but people of all ages and gender. Many doctors compare having eating disorders to abusing alcohol; alcoholic uses alcohol to relieve mental pain, just as a person with an eating disorder can use eating, purging, laxatives or excessive exercise to accomplish a personal goal of theirs. According to the Publishers of electronic Eating Disorders, Rader Programs, some of the underlying issues that are associated with eating disorders include low self esteem, depression, feelings of loss of control, feelings of worthlessness, identity concerns, family communication problems and inability to cope with emotions (Eating Disorder, n. d.). Eating disorders are usually divided up into three different categories: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Compulsive Overeating.
Every year millions of people are affected with one of these sometimes life-threatening eating disorders and more......
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