Not Enough Eating Disorders Treatment Information
in Circulation
The two most common types of eating disorders around are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. With bulimia disorder, eating huge amounts of food without gaining any weight is a tell tail sign. The bulimia eating disorder, like anorexia, tends to affect more girls than guys. There is no single cause of eating disorder, but the good news is that nowadays there is a lot of help and information focusing on both the prevention and recovery from eating disorder.
America is not the only country with diet issues. This same dilemma is spread throughout the entire world. And it's not just about obesity. Although being overweight is definitely a common issue in the states, eating disorders are also quite prevalent. I can't imagine why this is? Can you? Oh wait, of course I know the problem here. It's the media.
Whether it be television, film, fashion shows, magazines, or music videos, they're all pushing for the skinny folks. And by skinny, I don't necessarily mean healthy. Because let's face it; some individuals are totally over-doing it. Apparently what we need is more eating disorders treatment information in circulation. This way people can get help.
Check out the cover of the latest tabloid. You are likely to see either Nicole Richie, Kate Bosworth, or Lindsey Lohan. All three girls have been targeted and zoomed in on. Why, you may ask? DUH! Clearly they all require eating disorders treatment. I am going to take a stab in the dark and say that Nicole Richie suffers from anorexia. I mean come on; the reality star went from chubby to skeleton. Now days she is so frail and scrawny looking. This is NOT a good look on her or anyone else. I often wonder if someone told her she was chubby and she then went overboard with a weight loss strategy.
Many girls end up doing this. Suddenly they're stuck in eating disorders treatment clinics and having trouble consuming anything. This is basically like a disease. I personally blame the media because they feed into it so extremely. Shows like "America's Next Top Model" are always pointing out average to slim girls and calling them fat. They just did this on the last season with one of the contestants. Even a designer said she was overweight. This sends a terrible message to women everywhere. The media, after all, is such a powerful tool. Letting your kids watch it can sadly damage their confidence; hence the numerous eating disorders treatment clinics.
I hear in Argentina the pandemic is even worse than here in the states. It seems a bit hard to fathom, but I really don't doubt it. I was told over there you can find an eating disorders treatment center on every street corner. YIKES! We all need to be able to recognize how thin is too thin.
Editor's Notes: Eating disorder statistics are changing all the time as is the general information on eating disorder, but thanks to the World Wide Web, there is a plethora of info on disorder eating. Help is just a mouse click away, and parents can now gather a little research on their teen eating disorder should they feel their kid(s) are at risk. It's easy these days to find an article on eating disorder, or fact sheets and contact information for those that need to talk. No one need suffer in silence.
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