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Researchers have found specific chromosomes that may be associated with bulimia and anorexia, specifically regions on chromosome 10 that have been linked to bulimia as well as obesity. There has been evidence that has shown that there is an association with genetic factors being responsible for serotonin, the brain chemical involved with both well-being and appetite. Researchers have also determined that certain proteins such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are thought to influence a person's vulnerability to developing an eating disorder (Eating disorders -- Causes, 2010).
The advance of food in Western countries has become extremely problematic. The food that is produced in the U.S. every year is enough to supply 3,800 calories to everyone on a daily basis. This is far more than is needed for good nutrition. Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, and there are very few people living in this over-fed and sedentary culture that eat a meal guiltlessly. One interesting anthropologic study has reported the following observations:
During past periods or in cultures where women are financially dependent and marital ties are stronger, the standard is toward being curvaceous, possibly reflecting a cultural or economic need for greater reproduction.
During the time that female independence became possible, the average of female attractiveness has leaned toward thinness.
The reaction of the media to the cultural push for thinness and the overproduction of food both are thought to have played major roles in triggering obesity and eating disorders. Advertisers often seriously market weight-reduction programs and present anorexic young models as the example of sexual appeal....
Clothes are made and exhibited for thin bodies even though there are very few women who could ever wear them effectively (Eating disorders -- Causes, 2010).
Women are more apt to suffer from an eating disorder than a man is. Many experts feel that this can attributed to the fact that society puts a lot of pressure on women to be thin. Although the specific cause of eating disorders has yet to be determined, medical professionals know for sure that it can be a very deadly disease that needs immediate treatment. The early that this disease is diagnosed and treated the better off a person will be in the end. Because of the fact that this disease often occurs with other disorders it makes it very dangerous if left untreated. Eating disorders are very treatable if they are diagnosed and treatment is received. Treatment is often needed over a long period of time before a person can consider themselves cured. Treatment often consists of a combination of medical and mental health management in order to be successful.
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