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... Eating disorder is one of the most common illnesses among teenagers today. Eating disorder is an expression of a range of food and weight issues many individuals, particularly women experience. ... People, particularly teenagers that suffer from this disorder, didn’t have enough knowledge about it. I hope by doing this essay, teens will be more aware of how deadly eating disorder can be. Media, family environment and peer pressure are the three most common factors that contribute to this disorder. These are some of the many reasons why eating disorder is common among teenagers today. ...
Besides media, the family environment can also play a big role in a teenager developing an eating disorder. If they suffer from emotional, physical or sexual abuse, they often develop eating disorder to gain a sense of control, to block out painful feeling and emotions, or as away to punish themselves. In families, where feelings are not allowed to be expressed or problems are not discussed, the teenager often end up feeling sad, alone, confused and may find that eating helps comfort them and make the feelings disappear for a while. Most people with eating disorder don’t express negative feelings and will try to please people to avoid conflicts. ... Eating disorder is very much about control, so when they feel everything around them is out of control, they may develop an eating disorder to gain a sense of control. ... All these factors lead the teens to develop eating disorder.
Approximate Word count = 1197
Approximate Pages = 4.8
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