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Eating Disorders

The Effects of Eating Disorders
On Adolescent and Young Adult Women


It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the effects anorexia and bulimia nervosa has on adolescent and young adult women in Americas¡¦ society today. I will explain the development of these eating disorders in adolescent girls and college-aged women. I will show that these disorders are closely connected to the biological and psychosocial changes that occur during these two periods of a woman¡¦s life.
A vast amount of research has been done on the subject of eating disorders and their causes. Many eating disorders have been proven to become visible during adolescence and often serve as the foundation to more serious problems like anorexia and bulimia. Some main reasons for these eating disorders to emerge are:
„« Girls who were both sexually active with their boyfriends and in pubertal transition were the most likely to be dieting or engaged in disordered eating patterns (Caufmann, 1994).
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Approximate Pages: 11 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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