Eating Disorders
... Eating disorders are a serious problem all over the world. ... In the 1890’s a chemist by the name of William Olin Atmater helped make good nutritious eating popular. His theories cut out eating for just enjoyment. He implied that eating other than for fuel for the body was a sin. ... Eating disorders have created low self-esteem. ... When it becomes extreme, it can be considered an eating disorder. ... It is described as uncontrolled eating and then vomiting. ... Symptoms are binge eating, self-induced vomiting and inappropriate use of diuretics or laxatives. ... Some bodies handle this fasting and binging without normal eating longer than others before it becomes severe or even deadly. ... Control can gradually return if eating behavior and weight is stabilized.