Fear Over Eating Disorder Care

B2 – Upper Intermediate

There is a commonly held view that eating disorders are a lifestyle choice. Eating disorders are considered serious illnesses that can affect a person’s eating behaviors. Some people, mostly young girls, go too far with their aspiration to become slim.

Watch the video and read the article on how Japan is tackling the issue of eating disorders.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36095287

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are causes of eating disorders and how do they affect people who have them?
  2. What should be done to prevent this from happening and to help those suffering from it?
  3. Why is there a stigma around eating disorders and their families and what are the consequences of these to them?
  4. Who should be held responsible for illnesses like eating disorders? Explain your point.
  5. Why is it important to spread awareness about this health issue?
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6 replies on “Fear Over Eating Disorder Care”

1. Causes can be different genetic factors, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and the need for control or perfectionism can lead to an obsession with weight, food, and appearance. Social and cultural pressure to meet certain beauty standards (such as thinness) significantly influences, especially in young people.
2. It is a responsibility of society, Education and Awareness, Sensitization Campaigns, Reinforcing Diversity in the Media, Promoting Self-Acceptance, Nutritional Support, Access to Specialized Treatment, etc…
3.This stigma arises from misinformation, prejudice and misperception of the nature of eating disorders, the consequences of all of which are family blaming, social isolation, feelings of shame and guilt, distrust of health professionals, misinformation and difficulty in recognizing the problem.
4. A combination of personal, family, social, cultural and system factors.
5. It helps prevent, detect and treat these problems early, reducing the suffering of those affected and their families.

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Causes can be different genetic factors, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and the need for control or perfectionism can lead to an obsession with weight, food, and appearance.

There are a number of different causes of eating disorders such as genetic factors, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and the need for control or perfectionism. All the aforementioned factors can lead to an obsession with weight, food, and appearance.

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1. The main cause is the pressure of the society to be thin, keeping thin as synonim of beautiful and successful. They affect people with eating disorders very negatively because those people feel like they need to lose weight to be accepted by the society.
2. In my opinion, it is difficult to prevent because we would need to change the mentality of the society but I would start with the education from the families and school and then would extend to government/health system measures. People suffering those disorders should be able to seek for help and to have support from multidisciplinary teams such as psychologists, nurses, doctors.
3. Unfortunately, tt is seen as shameful such as mental diseases and other illnesses. As a consequence, they are silenced and many people do not get the support they need with the consequent damage of their health.
4. It is difficult to point out only one responsible. In my opinion, it is something very linked to the education and the society in general.
5. To save lives, to improve the heath of people already suffering these disorders and to raise awareness among the population.

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The main cause is the pressure of the society to be thin, keeping thin as synonim of beautiful and successful.

The main cause is the pressure of the society to be thin, as being slim is synonymous to being as synonim of beautiful and successful.

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1. I think there are a lot of different causes for eating disorders, but one of them is the sense that only slim people are beautiful.
2. Change the mentality of society, improve the self-esteem in young people, and implement help from community groups and healthcare experts.
3. because of this stigma, most people with eating disorders keep their illness in secret and don’t look for help.
4. It is difficult to know because it is a multifactorial disorder, but all the people around any subject with an eating disorder have some responsibility, including the society in general.
5. To avoid more cases and to help the ones that are currently suffering eating disorders.

Well done sharing your insights regarding this issue.

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Change the mentality of society, improve the self-esteem in young people, and implement help from community groups and healthcare experts.

Changing the mentality of society, improving the self-esteem in young people’s self-esteem, and implement getting help from community support groups and healthcare experts are just a few ways to help prevent eating disorder sufferers from keeping their condition to themselves and to help them get the help that they need.

Keep up the good job!

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