If you answered yes to any of the above questions you are one of the 11 million Americans who suffer from an eating disorder (Ogilvy). Now ask your children or younger siblings these questions and you may find that their answers are not that different from your own.

Across the country, younger and younger children are scrutinizing their bodies and finding fault often with alarming ramifications. Jonelle C. Rowe, M.D. says, “We have a whole generation of pre- school and elementary school aged kids who think thin is beautiful, and this message is being reinforced by our society” (Epel 74). A study done by the Eating Disorder Awareness and Prevention Inc. (EDAP) found that 81% of ten year olds are afraid of being fat (Ogilvy). In the last decade, children as young as eight ha

The EDAP states that bulimia has four major symptoms. The first is repeated episodes of bingeing and purging. Second is feeling out of control during a binge, and eating beyond the point of comfortable fullness. The third is frequent dieting, and last is the extreme concern with body weight and shape (Ogilvy).

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