Eating Disorders
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Eating Disorders
Nikki Dalley
1A
3-10-09
Research Paper
Eating Disorders
“An imperfect body reflects an imperfect person.” This is something that a person with an eating disorder would think or say. Eating disorders are types of mental illnesses. They affect 90% of women in their teens through their early twenties. 5-10% are men. (Whelan 17) The three main eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and the Binge Eating disorder, also called Compulsive Over-eating.
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder where people, mostly women, starve themselves to the point of possible death. They barely eat at all. People with anorexia see...
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