Anorexia In Today's Society

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If one were to imagine a world without judgment, what would it look like? Maybe not too many people will try to be perfect and change who they really are just to impress others. Many people would not have to face the daily struggle of an eating disorder go through a hard time just to have a perfect body. This seems impossible to imagine. The more one tries to find solutions for a world with so much judgment and criticism, the more it becomes difficult. It is obvious, or maybe not yet, that our world might one day collapse because of what people put each other through. Unfortunately, in today’s society skinny is the ultimate goal that everyone is trying to achieve. Many people argue that anorexia is not a disease, but a lifestyle and a choice. …show more content…

It is a serious psychological disorder characterized by either a significantly reduced appetite or complete aversion to eating.” It has no particular reason. “The National Health Service5, UK, says that the majority of experts believe the mental disorder is caused by a combination of biological, environmental and psychological factors. Some individuals are thought to have personality traits, which make them more susceptible to developing the disease. Being underweight and not having a normal diet may have an effect on the brain, which reinforces behaviors and obsessive thoughts related to anorexia nervosa. In other words, under-eating and being underweight can set off a cycle of further weight loss and …show more content…

They argue that young people motivate each other to be lose so much weight and be like the models they see in magazines or on TV. They also think that eating disorders can be controlled, if a person chooses to and that we have the power to choose our lifestyle. For example, Jade is 24 and lives in the North East. Jade runs a site. She set it up when she was 14 and has a great many supporters around the globe. At the highest point of the front page is a red banner with a white lace, which inspects; "Anorexia is a way of life, not a sickness.” Jade calls herself an "Ana veteran". Her point is to give "tips, traps and data" for other people who, similar to her, are in the grasp of a dietary problem. She posts her contemplations on calorie calculation, adapting with malnutrition, staying away from the "temptation" of food and how to cover your dietary issue. Her readers, she says, are “girls who are desperate in their anorexia and willing to do anything to lose weight. They are sick, but they don’t see it as an illness. I’ve been anorexic for 10 years and I know this is the way I want to