SCI 241 Obesity Epidemic and Eating Disorders
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Obesity Epidemic and Eating Disorders
SCI 241
Obesity and eating disorders have become an epidemic in the United States. With society focusing on the health of people, obesity seems to be the hot topic. Everywhere you look, there are more obese people. Many people blame their genetic makeup while others blame the abundance of convenience foods that are now available; but one thing is for certain, there are health risks associated with obesity and eating disorders.
Risks associated with eating disorders include "stunted growth, delayed menstruation, damage to vital organs such as the heart and brain, nutritional deficiencies, including starvation, cardiac arrest, and emotional problems such as depression and anxiety" (At Health, 2010). Some of the health risks associated with...