Question

Why do so many young people in our society suffer from eating disorders? Do you think society’s “thin is in” mentality impacts a young person’s perception of a healthy weight?

Answer 1

Many young people in our society are suffering from several eating disorders such as anorexia,binge eating disorder,bulimia.The causes for this condition vary from person to person.Factors include behaviour, biological, social,trauma,peer pressure,stress, genetics,teasing,family situations.Soceity mentality is impacting the young people because society is protraying that being thin is beautiful and making it as a crime when a person is average to their body weight and making them feel inferior to others who are thin.Society is setting examples by making young adolescent thinking that they are only beautiful if they are thin.They are the cause of several young one's depression and low self esteem.To appease society people are developing eating disorders so that they can fit into the society percpective.