“Addiction, obesity, starvation (anorexia nervosa) are political problems, not psychiatric: each condenses and expresses a contest between the individual and some other person in his environment over the control of the individual’s body,” (Thomas Szasz). Basically this is saying the media is having a big affect on someone body because they think they need approval from others. Obesity and anorexia, two very serious and complex health issues, can be triggered by several varying components that have a detrimental effect on the mind and the body of the sufferer. Obesity is a “disease” or condition that is called when someone is overweight or over there BMI (Body Mass Index). Anorexia is a “disease” or condition that is call when someone is …show more content…
For anorexics they takes pills, “potions”, starvation, gorge and purge, so even though obesity is mostly overweighting they too try this methods. By using these methods anorexic people think they are pretty by being skinny as a mouse and obese people want to be just a perfect weight but they are looking more like a house. Media plays a big factor for both. When someone bullies a person for being overweight, they usually cope with eating anything in their site or when a girl sees a super model all skin and bones and the reports call them perfect then that girl thinks ‘hey I want to be perfect just like her’ (Heerden …show more content…
First is about an obese woman that can not control her diabetes and is also depresses and second is a anorexic boy that is trying to get a girl to fall for him. | She is a fifty-two year old woman that has type 2 diabetes. In the years she has had symptoms of depression, but refuses to take the medicine, antidepressants. Her energy level has declined with that she has gained tremendous amount of weight. Since she has started taking the insulin the weight has gained for five years. She has no specific diet but when she does cut down on eating she shakes. The practitioners told her weight loss and exercise would improve her health. Being overweight has caused her to have pain in her knees and ankles. Her blood glucose before breakfast is 170-200 mg/dl but every morning she puts 45 U of NPH plus 10U of regular