Eating Disorders in Adolescents

Eating Disorders in Adolescents

Introduction

First, the problem of obesity and other eating disorders did not start yesterday and they have more distant origins that can be imagined. What interests us here is the study of these problems feeding behavior through daily activities: eating and physical activity habits of young people who tend to move away more and more standards of good health. We read an article about obesity in children and in fact we came to the conclusion that this condition was not getting better because the kids like adults neglect their physical and mental health. 60% of the population of the United States suffers from overweight. It is within this framework of research we shall attempt to analyze the problem and understand why the youth today are neglecting their health as to develop enormous physical and psychological problems such as obesity and other eating disorders that seem to reach more youth. How is it that this phenomenon has come to this critical point? (Agras, 2010)

Problem Identification

While scanning a maximum of information on our topic in the shortest time, we stopped and asked about the problematic state of the phenomenon of eating disorders represents a major cause of death worldwide and we have come to questions: what are the causes that explain mainly disordered eating? On the other hand, people engage in an eating disorder do they meet a balanced system of life that suits their own physical and psychological. Their problematic situation is it related solely to genetic factors or is it just an inability to maintain a system of balanced life that includes healthy eating and a regular dose of physical activity?

From a global view of the phenomenon, we believe a premium on board the problems of feeding behavior directly and indirectly result from a system of social values ??that maintain a total to the factors to be considered to live in good health. We believe possibly that multinationals, which institutionalize junk food, have been based around the globe and are marketing a deliberate system of food consumption based on the principle of willing to serve in less than five minutes with bonus lots GMO and pesticide chemicals. Second, these social pressures lead people to focus more often physiological aspect of their bodies to the detriment of internal biological mechanisms. So in this socio-cultural context in which faulty nutrition and physical activity rose to second place among young people who are beings of the future and even in society in general. Variables being related in this research will be the young and the problems of feeding behavior (independent variable) in relation to everyday lifestyle of today's youth to build health (dependent variable).

Hypothesis

“Eating Disorders in adolescents are influenced by the perception peers have and media consumption.”

Analysis

Emotions like eating, fixing food, weight "yo-yo" and experimenting with various diets. Food is consumed sporadically or continuously at any time of day. Tendency to obesity and low self-esteem. Mood influenced by the weight or the sense of control over ...