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Identifying common eating disorders 11 Articles

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    by Paul Lalley

    We live in a society where thin is in and fat is definitely not where it's at. Each year, folks buy billions of dollars of diet foods and exercise equipment and try every weird fad diet that comes along. Now, for most of u...read more

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    by Erica Jobman

    Eating disorders are a type of mental illness. Wait Does this mean that if you watch what you eat, you're not sound of mind? Well, it depends. An eating disorder is characterized by unhealthy eating habits coupled with...read more

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    by Estella Reed

    Eating is an essential ingredient to sustain a healthy life. When eating becomes an extreme compulsion either to stick to or to avoid, it invariably affects our health negatively. This is when you are said to be having an ...read more

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    by Sandy Wiita

    Identifying Common Eating Disorders Eating disorders come in many forms, the most common of these being anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorder, not otherwise specified (ED-NOS). The DSM-IV is a book whic...read more

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    by Christine Tetreault

    What is An Eating Disorder? Eating disorders are serious medical and emotional illnesses that require prompt diagnosis and treatment for full recovery and to avoid long-term health issues and side effects. According to...read more

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    by Kristie Eller

    Common eating disorders aren't so very uncommon. Eating disorders not only effect us as adults, but our young children and teenagers. With this being said it is important to learn of these eating disorders and be diagnosed...read more

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    by Shelly Gorwood

    Eating Disorders During my teenage years I became overweight. It started at just a pound or two a week, then increased as my food intake increased. Soon I was tipping the scales at 12 stone when I was 13 years old. I got ...read more

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    by PJ Hall-Bills

    Eating Disorders Any eating disorder has a potential for possible fatal results if not caught and treated. Eating disorders are seen more often in females than in males. Eating disorders can occur in anyone including ...read more

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    by Grettel V.

    We live in a society where the pattern of a healthy and beautiful body is usually, for women, a slim contour, and for men, a flat and strong abdomen. It is not that I disagree with this, but when the person focuses all the...read more

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    by Serena Martinez

    Do you know what is killing your kids today? Eating disorder. There are two major eating disorders that can effect many U.S. citizens. Most in which are in the ages of 11 to 13. But it is most common in adolescent fem...read more

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    by Pauline Abreu

    Eating disorders are a real concern for a large percentage of the population today. Not only adults suffer from these disorders, but teenagers and children are also susceptible to eating disorders. Usually, when someone ...read more

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