To some, the way media affects all different types of people may seem like an innocent thing, but to others it can be deadly! When people are so mentally effected by the way they look they could be hazardous to themselves. Women can develop illness' such as bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia is defined as habitual disturbance in eating behavior mostly affecting young women of normal weight, characterized by frequent episodes of grossly excessive food intake followed by self-induced vomiting to avert weight gain. Bulimia can be found in mostly teen girls but anyone could develop bulimia. This can cause damage to one's hair, teeth, and overall body.
For men athletic competition can trigger eating disorders in men. Being muscular is a desire. The overall issue that ignites the development of eating disorders in men are the same as women which having low self-esteem and may suffer from depression, abusive histories, demanding families and overall stress level.
Anorexia is the loss of appetite and not being able to eat, especially as a result of disease. When people are not satisfied with their bodies this can cause mental damage in which they train their bodies to not want food. The body needs food to survive so therefore starving oneself can be deadly.
Both these diseases can be treated through rehabilitation but it takes a lot of work and commitment from the person with the illness. Many people with these diseases have mentally become adapt to thinking of themselves in an extreme negative way. Often with this disease even after rehab the thoughts of negativity don't fade away.
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