Word: anorexia
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
This lack of public knowledge not only burdens the male sufferers with shame, but feeds directly into general stereotypes of eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder. Anorexia nervosa, for example, has permeated the parlance of the general public to the point that it is now being tossed around as an adjective pinned to any women with a bird’s appetite or waif-like body. By recognizing that men are not immune to distorted body perceptions or disturbed eating habits, one is acknowledging the multi-dimensionality of these illnesses, and thus the need for greater research and public education...
...Although anorexia and obesity look nothing alike in clinical terms, there are similarities. People with both disorders tend to organize their days around eating and allow food to loom too large in their lives. "People who are anorexic and people who are overweight often begin to get phobic about food," says Dr. William Davis, of the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia, which treats patients with eating disorders. Food for them is much more than a source of nourishment; it can become a substitute for self-esteem and a vehicle for exercising--or losing--control over the body...
...scientists who have studied both groups say that underneath these similarities are two very different syndromes. "Obesity is at its base a metabolic disorder," says Dr. Lee Kaplan, director of the Obesity Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Anorexia and bulimia, he maintains, "are primary psychiatric disorders...
...endless legs were little surprise. After all, models are almost always expected to fit an unhealthily tall and skinny image. What was surprising, however, was the fact that the pictures of impossibly thin, bikini-clad models appeared just pages away from an article discussing the serious battle against anorexia and bulimia fought by one of the most prominent of these models, Karen Elson. Evidently, writing about body problems was one thing, but actually compromising the glamour factor of the magazine by featuring “real women” was another consideration altogether...
Overweight as a child, David C. Foster ’06 began his struggle with anorexia in seventh grade. At his worst point, in tenth grade, he weighed less than 120 pounds at 5’10. “I’ll never forget that,” Foster says. Now, he still weighs less than he did in sixth grade. He claims that “going to the gym is addictive once you start.” Foster considers himself fully recovered from anorexia, but he still watches what he eats and tries...