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Local community discusses eating disorders and body image
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Introduction Eating disorders are classified as serious and sometimes fatal illnesses that can cause significant ailments to one’s overall mental and physical health. Local Ventura County healthcare professionals, experts, students and community members have shared their insights and experiences with eating disorders and the impact of social media on self-perception. Information Disordered eating includes…
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Diet culture normalizes dysmorphia and eating disorders for teenagers
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Food and appetite are a personal and cultural journey for each individual. The increased bias and misinformation on the health and regulations for young teens is growing and has been growing at an alarming rate for decades. Throughout campus at lunchtime and among the youth of our community, there has been a normalization of…
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Eating disorders destroy teen lives
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As modern media has evolved, teenagers across the world have adopted a negative mindset about body image. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), an eating disorder will affect at least 28.8 million people in America, totaling to about 9 percent of the population. The stigma around eating disorders…