An overweight fifteen-year-old girl was constantly told she was fat by her mother After being told that she needed to lose weight, the fifteen-year-old girl had lost an excessively dangerous amount of weight therefore causing her to be hospitalized. Over time, she had developed anorexia and bulimia and her BMI dropped to an astonishing 14 which is very low considering a normal BMI for a girl her age is 18-22. While her family doctor encouraged her to gain weight, her mother nagged at her to stay skinny and workout with her. This led to severe family problems and caused the daughter’s health to further decline. This is one example of the many social and peer pressures in life, which can cause people to question their own judgment of right and wrong, or even change their opinions. Eating disorders are classified as a range of psychological disorders that are abnormal. There are many types of eating disorders that affect people and their families. Society is lead to believe that women are the only ones affected by eating disorders, but in reality, men are affected as well. Eating disorders are about physical problems, as well as, …show more content…
Eating disorders can start at a very young age usually around eleven to fourteen years old. If an eating disorder is manifested in a young child the problems can become even more severe. As time goes on, these children can have developmental growth problems, mental stability, fertility, and even their overall social well being. If younger children arise with eating disorders early, they often tend to have a shorter lifespan than those that develop an eating disorders later in life. Common eating disorders that people obtain are anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, which all have similar and different effects on a