The Media tells us that to be beautiful we have to be super thin. This causes people to become depressed and try to attain that weight. My name is Mariah and I have researched this topic to help kids and teens understand more about body image and the dangers of eating disorders. I am not the healthiest person and I get depressed and low self esteem when I compare myself to someone on t.v or in a magazine. Everyone gets depressed or has low self esteem sometime in their life. Too often they can turn to food for comfort, or treat it like their enemy. Both are very unhealthy and can result in serious eating disorders
There are many eating disorders but the most common are obesity, anorexia, and bulimia. Obesity is when your food intake is higher than the energy you burn during the day. In other words; when you eat too much and gain excess weight. Anorexia is an eating disorder where you greatly decrease your food intake or don't eat at all, which leads to a great amount of weight loss. If you have bulimia you eat a lot and you throw it all back up so you won't gain the excess weight. These disorders are not to be taken lightly. To treat these disorders is very expensive and time consuming. Having negative feelings about food can seriously affect not only how you eat but also how you interact with your friends, family, and everyone else around you.
I know I am not a professional but I want to do everything I can to help kids and teens in need. Through the progression of this blog I hope I can help anyone who needs help and let them understand more about these disorders and how to get the professional help they need or the advice to get them through it.
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Willet, Edward. “Weight and Depression.” Teen Health and Wellness. Rosen, 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2011. www.teenhealthandwellness.com
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