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Essay Galaxy - Anorexia
Anorexia
Each year millions of people in the United States are affected by serious
and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders. The vast majority are
adolescents and young adult women. Approximately one percent of adolescents
girls develop anorexia nervosa, a dangerous condition in which they can
literally starve themselves to death. Another two to three percent develop
bulimia nervosa, a destructive pattern of excessive overeating followed by
vomiting or other " purging " behaviors to control their weight. These
eating disorders also occur in men and older women , but much less
frequently. The consequences of eating disorders can be severe. For example,
one in ten anorexia nervosa leads to death from starvation, cardiac arrest,
or suicide. Fortunately, increasing awareness of the dangers of eating
disorders, sparked by medicall studies and extensive media coverage, has
led many poeple....
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