| Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate
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| | beginning to see women in the fifties and
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| 15th May 2006
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| | beyond and the unfortunate issue with
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| Author: Dynamic Content
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| | eating disorders in the elderly is they
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| Eating disorders, such as anorexia,
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| | become more deadly.
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| binge-eating, and bulimia, are
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| | Ten years ago a study done by the
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| characterized by an individual displaying
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| | University of British Columbia concluded
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| extreme behaviors and attitudes about
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| | that 78 percent of deaths related to
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| their weight and food issues.
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| | anorexia nervosa were that of older
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| Many feel that eating disorders are
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| | people. These eating orders also do not
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| common in young girls who have developed
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| | discriminate against race, either.
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| these issues through their pubescent
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| | Many may feel that eating disorders are
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| years. This, however, is incorrect
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| | more common in young, white females.
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| thinking.
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| | Eating disorders, however, affect people
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| The fact is eating disorders do not
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| | of all races. Research shows that women
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| discriminate and can be developed by both
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| | and men of all races are susceptible to
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| males and females, as well as those of
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| | eating disorders and in some countries,
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| all ages and races. According to the
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| | such as Argentina, the amount of
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| National Institute of Mental Health,
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| | individuals with eating disorders are
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| approximately 5-15% of individuals that
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| | three times greater than the United
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| have been diagnosed with an eating
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| | States.
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| disorder and approximately 35% of those
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| | The main stigma attached to eating
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| diagnosed with binge-eating disorder are
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| | disorders is that they mostly affect
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| male.
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| | upper or middle class white women. The
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| While it may be considered more common
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| | fact is eating disorders can affect any
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| for females to be diagnosed with eating
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| | one and they do not discriminate.
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| disorders, males of all ages are being
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| | Anybody can develop these mental
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| diagnosed, as well. According to
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| | illnesses. Eating disorders affect those
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| research, the two main risk factors for
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| | from all socioeconomic groups, as well as
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| males is their exercise status and their
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| | all ethnic and cultural groups.
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| sexual orientation. The media plays a
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| | Unfortunately, eating disorders are often
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| large part on how males, as well as
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| | misdiagnosed, are greatly misunderstood
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| females, think of their own bodies.
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| | by society, and are becoming a problem
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| Eating disorders do not discriminate on
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| | for many all over the world.
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| the basis of age, either. While eating
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| | Copyright 2006 Are you or a loved one
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| disorders seem to be more common in young
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| | suffering from Anorexia or Bulima? Then
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| females, the fact is eating disorders can
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| affect those in their elderly years, as
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