Atul Gawande uses his experiences as a surgical resident to write his article “The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Eating” in the July 9th, 2001 issue of the New Yorker. In this article, he discusses the power of appetite, using a balance between emotional experiences—specifically those of Vincent Caselli—and medical studies, to ultimately educate the public about the costs and benefits of gastric bypass surgery. Before delving into the complexities of the gastric bypass operation, Gawande introduces the story of Vincent Caselli, a man who underwent the procedure after a lifetime of struggling with obesity and his appetite. Gawande informs the readers of Caselli’s development into adulthood specifically showing the effect obesity had on Caselli’s socialization.
Food is an important aspect of our life that we thrive off of. But what happens when one doesn’t have a good relationship with food? Eating disorders affect 720 million people worldwide (or 9% of the population) There is not as much awareness about eating disorders compared to other mental illnesses even though eating disorders are the second deadliest mental illness. Eating disorders are a deadly disease that need to be brought more awareness to.
In “The Globalization of Eating Disorders”, written by Susan Bordo in 2003, the author declares that eating and body disorders have increased rapidly throughout the entire globe. Susan Bordo, attended Carleton University as well as the State University of New York, is a modern feminist philosopher who is very well known for her contributions to the field of cultural studies, especially in ‘body studies’ which grants her the credibility to discuss this rising global issue (www.wikipedia.org, 2015). She was correspondingly a professor of English and Women Studies at the University of Kentucky which gives her the authority to write this article. “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” is written as a preface to her Pulitzer Price-nominated book “Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body” which was similarly written in 2003. Through the use of many logical arguments and evidence, Bordo successfully manages to convince her audience that the media, body images and culture have severely influenced the ‘so-called’ trending standard of beauty and how it leads to eating disorders across the world.
“Binge” by Anne Pfeffer is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that tackles the sensitive topic of food addiction and binge eating. The story revolves around Sabrina Hunter, a teenage girl who believes that her life would be perfect if she could only achieve the ideal body size. She spends her days counting calories, obsessing over her weight, and indulging in binge eating at night. Sabrina’s addiction not only affects her physical health but also takes a toll on her mental and emotional well-being. The novel follows Sabrina’s journey as she struggles to overcome her addiction and find her way to a healthier and happier life.
Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink Mindless eating is something that we have all fallen a victim to, whether we recognize it in our daily lives, cognitively choose to ignore it, or it mindlessly goes unnoticed. As Brian Wansink put it, “We can turn the food in our life from being a temptation or a regret to something we guiltlessly enjoy. We can move from mindless overeating to mindless better eating.” The series of case studies that are illustrated and explained in the book “Mindless Eating” invite us to personally re-engineer our diets through various steps of mindfulness, eventually gearing us towards better eating and an overall healthier lifestyle.
The article also talks about the treatments for these three eating disorders. These being general monitoring, therapy to learn how to break these eating habits, and antidepressants. Next it talks about the biological basis for eating disorders. These being, genetics and “abnormalities in the brain’s serotonergic and dopaminergic systems.” This article is very heavy on ethos being written from such a notable medical institution.
In the article “The Globalization of Eating Disorders”, Susan Bordo analyzes misconceptions about stereotypes associated with eating disorders. Bordo explains that eating disorders are no longer associated with one particular race, gender, or nationality. He notes that “we are dealing here with a cultural problem. If eating disorders were biochemical, as some claim, how can we account for their gradual ‘spread’ across race, gender, and nationality?” (Bordo 642).
Suzanne Nelson General Psychology Dr. Stacey Haynes October 26, 2017 Article Review Purpose- The purpose of the research is what the effect of blogging and social support can have on parents who are caregivers to children who have an eating disorder and are involved in Family Based Treatment (FBT). Method- The Researchers selected five blogs on the website “Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T.)”. They analyzed 138 blog posts from mothers who live in the United States or Canada.
Eating is one of the simplest, most human actions possible. The average, lucky person eats three, maybe four times a day. Some, unfortunately, only see food and drink once a day, or even less. But because of how simple and basic this action is, its portrayal in literature is unnecessary without it holding an ulterior purpose. Luís Alberto Urrea’s
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Often, they judge their self-worth by their ability to control their weight/shape (Grilo 6). It is no secret that eating disorders are alarmingly common. Especially now, in this culture, where large corporations are “investing” in this industry as a result of their market research which can then only mean one thing – eating
It is a learned response, more commonly known as cravings. Emotional hunger fulfills a psychological need and correlates uncomfortable feelings with food. People with eating disorders often submerge themselves into emotional hunger, although they most likely also experience the other two typesas well. This made me wonder why people use food, of all things, to fulfill a psychological need and, in fact, Geneen Roth (1992) answered that exact inquiry in her novel When Food Is Love. Food is there when people are not.
Obesity and eating disorders have become a big health issue, especially in children and teenagers. For both of these disorders treatments exist. Since they are different disorders, their treatments are different as well. But, maybe these two disorders are not as different as people think. An article call “Can we Simultaneously Work toward the Prevention of Obesity and Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents?” explains this.
I. Introduction: a. Attention Getter: Nothing can be as satisfying and enjoyable as eating junk food. Is it not? It can be so good! Food is what makes us who we are.
As it is known that stress is common in our world today, it is not common knowledge how we are all on the verge of getting an eating disorder that is not as easily identifiable as the rest. The Binge Eating Disorder is not widely known among the society, however, its effects and coverage is growing as our population increases as well. The Binge Eating Disorder is the compulsive overeating of people or their consumption of large amounts of food in recurring episodes.
