Essays on Eating Disorders

Athletes are not immune to mental illness. They suffer from a variety of psychiatric conditions. Ranging from depression and anxiety to eating disorders. Disordered eating in athletes is quite common, especially in female athletes. Many female athletes feel pressured into fitting into the stereotypical appearance...

On a common Monday of December, with 31 years, Kate Chilver lost the fight against anorexia. The British girl died after suffering almost 20 years of the disease. Her case has been described by the doctors of the United Kingdom as the worst seen ever....

For those with an eating disorder, Halloween is a challenging time. Eating disorders and sweets do not typically go together easily, so all that holiday candy can increase stress and hamper recovery. However, it is possible to enjoy Halloween while in recovery from an eating...

Malnutrition is a common Health problem. It is the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food. Also, it is the general term for the medical condition caused by an improper insufficient diet. This is a serious condition...

There are diverse foundations for bulimia. Ordinarily, when an individual gets a dietary issue a couple of causes are capable in the meantime. It is never only one reason. How about we take a gander at the most widely recognized reasons for bulimia. In opposition...

In a city of strangers, appearance is the only characteristic feature available to assess by others. Such an epidemic where certain physical traits are categorized as perfect, cause young ones undergoing adolescence to question their self and starve for acceptance in today’s society. Dissatisfaction with...

Weight stigma is pervasive in the eating-disorder-treatment world. Addressing weight stigma is essential for lasting recovery. Eating disorders don’t have a certain body type, and bulimia nervosa is no exception. Though we often think of small, emaciated young girls when we conjure up an image...

Malnutrition is a significant public health issue facing the world today. It is seen in every country. Worldwide, nearly 2 billion people are overweight and nearly half a million are underweight (WHO, 2016). Generally defined as “deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in energy intake or nutrients”...

Mental disorders consist of a range of ailments that usually have different symptoms. Mental disorders are generally characterized by an expression of abnormal behavior, thoughts, relationship, and emotions with others. There are several mental disorders attributed to general medical conditions, such as catatonia, acquired agraphia,...

According to the DSM-V, bulimia nervosa is characterised by recurrent episodes of bingeing and purging. Binge eating involves the individual eating a larger amount of food than the average person in a shorter amount of time. Purging refers to the methods used to attempt to...