Eating Disorders

Part I of Essay
Each year a million of women in America are affected by serious and sometimes life-threatening . The most common are bulimia and anorexia. occur in men and older women, but more than 90 percent of those afflicted with these diseases are adolescents and young adult women. ....

Part II of Essay
.... life. Some make the change from childhood into adolescence with only a few minor problems; others, however, may have a more difficult time handling the pressures and may develop as a way to cope. Hormones are changing, body is developing, menstruation is around the corner and moods are swinging. Young girls seek independence and want to be treated as adults, but they are stuck in an in-between stage. All these new emotions are confusing, frightening and hard to deal with. Teenagers are under a lot of pressure to succeed and fit in; in paral ....