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Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are characterized by a severe disturbance in eating behavior. The two most common forms of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. At the heart of both of these disorders is an intense and pathological fear of becoming overweight and fat, and a pursuit of thinness that is relentless and sometimes deadly. There is also another category of eating disorders which is called EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). This includes another common eating disorder called binge eating disorder, which is the most widely and rapidly spreading eating disorder. Eating disorders are becoming a problem worldwide, and the attitudes that lead to eating disorders are more common in whites and Asians then African Americans. Sociocultural influences such as fashion magazines and TV stars idealize extreme thinness and impact young girls to be thin. There are ten females for every male with an eating disorder. The goal of recovery for eating......

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