Origins+of+Eating+Disorders

=ORIGINS OF EATING DISORDERS=

- Eating Disorders often come from insecurities and pressures from the family, peers, and the media. - Family members can push a person too far to be "healthy" or "fit" and it becomes unhealthy. - Competition between siblings is also can cause a spark for eating disorders. - Insecurities about the body cause people to push themselves to limits that are unhealthy. - Eating Disorders often begin with "Disordered eating" - **"Disordered eating"** includes all odd eating habits such as: - binging, purging (occasionally) - controlled food groups (only eating a few specific foods) - eating in private (embarrassed) - competing in eating (eating only what the peers around eat) - lying about eating