Is Society to blame For Anorexia?

... Is Society to blame For Anorexia Anorexia nervosa is a life-threaten eating disorder defined by refusal to maintain body weight. Other essential features of this disorder include an intense fear of gaining weight, a distorted body image, and an absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles (amenorrhoea) when otherwise expected to occur in women. Sometimes people starve and binge, depending on the extent of weight loss. This can be physically very dangerous. The argument I plan to make is if anorexia is caused by pressures made on mainly young woman 2 look perfect by society. Many people feel people affected by anorexia are trying to fulfil a culturally imposed ideal body image, which stresses thinness. Many anorexics restrict their daily intake to 1,00 calories or less. Most avoid fatting high calorie foods and eliminate red meat or meat altogether. The diet of persons with anorexia may consist almost completely of low

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