Eating disorders have caused an uproar and the National Eating Disorder Organization observes that 1 out of every 10 girls have a disorder. ... Eating disorders can be kept a secret for a while and then people really start to realize that somethings wrong. ... With eating disorders girls try to fake eating or don't eat with people and if they do they usually go to the restroom as soon as they are done, so they can purge. ... There are many people who don't understand that these people who are sick don't just get better like you do when you have the flu. ... Girls can't b...

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In a country that spends more than forty billion dollars on dieting supplements a year, it's no surprise that more than ten million people have serious eating disorders. ... Commonly, people link eating disorders to females, and this stereotype is causing serious eating disorders, held by men, to be over looked and to go untreated. It is important to realize that eating disorders create a serious problem in our country and people must also become aware of what causes some people to develop eating disorders. ... To be able to make the answers to this questionnaire fair, I attempted to ...

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On one hand, Radley Balko, author of "What You Eat Is Your Business," argues that the government shouldn't have any say so on what people choose to eat no matter how fattening it is to the people. ... Banzhaf III author of "Lawsuits Against Fast-Food Restaurants Are an Effective Way to Combat Obesity" argues that although it is the fast food fault that people are becoming obese it is also the people fault that they are becoming obese because they know what they are eating and whether it's healthy or not. ... We also shouldn't blame the fast food corporations ...

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The fact that there are so many articles and books on body image and eating disorders is a sad reality. ... Shockingly enough people cannot accept this. ... The hard part of this tragedy is that too many people are not comfortable in their bodies. ... Unfortunately few people understand this concept. ... The shame of this idealistic body image is that not enough people are doing anything to change it. ...

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The fact that there are so many articles and books on body image and eating disorders is a sad reality. ... Shockingly enough people cannot accept this. ... The hard part of this tragedy is that too many people are not comfortable in their bodies. ... Unfortunately few people understand this concept. ... The shame of this idealistic body image is that not enough people are doing anything to change it. ...

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However, when most people think of diners, other things such as the food, the business or the employees take precedent over its architecture. ... The idea of eating somewhere roadside really started to blossom in the 1920s, due to the automobile. ... More people could fit in the diner and be served more quickly while the long counter aloud conversations over different groups to develop. ... Brill's addition to the diner architecture was to introduce a glass eating counter that doubled as a refrigerated display of foods like fruit, salads, pies, pastries, and cold beverages that were all r...

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Preview Statement: I am going to set the record straight and tell all of you the truth about the way we have been taught to eat. ... Most people have been taught that children must eat animal flesh and dairy products in order to grow up strong and healthy, and that we must continue to eat these foods in order to remain healthy. ... In Michio Kushi's book, The Macrobiotic Way, people and animals that eat a plant-based diet typically are stronger, leaner, and have significantly higher endurance levels. ... We do not need to eat meat, drink cow's or goat's milk, or eat egg...

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Having beauty or being beautiful is something that peoples throughout the world have tried to achieve for years. ... The most common of eating disorders is Anorexia Nervosa. ... Until told something otherwise, most people begin life loving their bodies (Zimmerman 41). ... People who are overweight are often stigmatized as lazy and unmotivated (Coleman 73). People who are slim are viewed by some as having self-control, whereas overweight people are viewed as morally inferior (SMH). ...

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From classifying gender and social status to providing fuel, satisfaction, and excuses, food affects people in many ways. ... Peoples' social levels are classified according to their economic standing. ... People on the go can finish two things at once ¾ a meal and a business deal. Since people are going to eat anyways, suggesting eating a meal together is reasonable and harder to refuse. ... So, many people think exercising is the solution to eating as much as and whatever they want, but fattening foods clot blood vessels and are detrimental to their health, something that exercise...

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It must be kept in mind that modeling or acting is a career for these people. ... The closer someone gets to achieving an ideal body, the more people will admire them. ... It has been shown that if two people with the exact same qualifications interview for the same job, the thinner person has a better chance of getting the job. ... Disturbed eating patterns which lead to eating disorders are often times the result of a negative body image. ... Society's intolerance and lack of respect for overweight people bring on this fear. ...

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The way of eating In addition to the taste of the food, the way of eating was different from back home as well. In back home, people do not eat separately like American people do. ... I had no choice, so I had to eat alone. Because I did not used to eat alone in back home, I could not eat that much. ... The diversity of people The diversity of the people is wonderful. ...

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Some women choose to eat low cal foods, low fat foods or overload on fruits and vegtables. Although, many people choose to follow "fad" diets, because you only have to follow eating routines for a short amount of time and they sho results almost immediately. ... One of the reasons that this is so popular is because they are so convenient for busy people. ... You would eat cabbage soup for one week. all that this diet does is get rid of water weight. ... Any low calorie soup can take the place of having to eat cabbage soup. ...

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Many people in America are gaining weight and the problems that come along with it. ... Yet sometimes people may not understand that too much weight loss has just as bad effects as being overweigh does. ... It can lead to eating disorders such as the highly publicized anorexia and bulimia. ... Many people have a low self-esteem because they may feel different from the standard of beauty. ... These effects are what make eating disorders life threatening. ...

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However, for many people, eating meat is just another part of traditional American culture; thus they reject the idea of vegetarianism. ... Most people would miss the taste of meat too much. ... These carbs make the cows fatter and allow them to feed more people. ... While eating cows, pigs, and chickens has become acceptable in our society, eating a dog or cat would be frowned upon. ... Most people would not eat a dog and certainly not a toddler, so what makes these other animals so unfortunate? ...

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The models eat a maximum of once a week, and if they have a show they won't eat at all until the show is over, then they binge which forces them to not be able to eat again for about a month. ... Anorexia has affected the lives of many people and it often results in death. ... Some people develop eating rituals and as a result, refuse to eat in front of other people. The lives of people with anorexia revolves totally around food. ... I hope that one day more people will pay attention to the cries of help from anorexic people before it's too late. ...

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Culture affects every aspect of our everyday life from the food we eat to the music we listen to. ... For example, in China they sit low to the floor on cushions and eat using chop sticks. In America they sit at the dinner table on chairs and eat using a number of utensils. ... These eating styles are all directly tied into different people's cultures and Ethnic backgrounds. ... Were it the necessities that caused people to adopt different styles of eating , dressing , speaking .. etc or just different opinions that people long ages ago had .It has to be some historical experien...

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Locavores state that eating locally grown food supports farmers and small business in their communities. ... The beautiful city of Los Angeles has close to 4 million residents, meaning lots of fast food restaurants for people to eat on the go, and supermarkets that make it easier for a consumer to get everything they need at once (Barboza). ... By eating within the season people are guaranteed freshness, and this is also the time when food is least expensive. ... People with balconies can grow their plants in pots and hand-water them. ... This also saves people money and reduces trips to the g...

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Anorexia affects a large n umber of people today. ... People who fall towards anorexia often feel they have a lack of control in their lives and the only thing they can control is what they eat. They have control over their body and eat exactly what they want or nothing at all. ... A lot of people think that all anorexic people are appalled by food which is not always true. ... They do not even seem to realize the extreme danger that comes with not eating a balanced diet. ...

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Cause sadly their ego is too big and people have too much pride. ... Some Americans are addicted to alcohol, some to drugs, and some to foods filled with chemicals, People addicted to food are the same as people addicted to drugs. ... America's don't know their limits to eating; People are psychologically addicted to fatty food. ... Every time people eat fast food, they start to fall in a cycle of depression, sadness, hunger, emotional feelings and sadly this cycle never ends unless you put a stop to it. ... Citizens have free will to make the correct choice of what to eat. ...

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The defiance of these people heightened the awareness of many African Americans on racial injustice and led to the desegregation of the F.W. ... The biggest concern of the store managers was that too many African Americans would be eating and shopping in the store. ... In the summer of 1960 thirty-two more southern cities integrated some of their eating facilities. ... African Americans were allowed to shop and eat at the same stores as white people, but we had certain times when we could shop and eat at these stores Every store did not integrate their lunch counters. ... The lunch counters we...

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The larger portion sizes encourage people to eat more and the excess calories make it even harder to balance with physical activity. ... They are manipulating Americans into veracious eating machines. ... Acne can be a direct effect of eating fatty foods. With clear skin, people will feel more comfortable and confident. ... Many people are afraid of the gym environment, but in actuality there are many other options available. ...

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This philosophy of only eating raw food is called raw foodism. ... Raw vegetarians are people only eat animal products that are eggs and dairy. Raw vegans don't eat animal products at all. Raw omnivores eat raw plant and meat based foods. Raw carnivores eat meat raw. ...

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However, it does not explain the millions of women with clinical eating disorders, or explain why eating disorders have bloomed into social diseases. ... We should not over-eat, or ignore our health and appearance. ... Some people will not believe something if there are no numbers to back up the claim. ... The rate of obesity in America has increased greatly, and while there are plenty of people in our country with weight loss problems, there are also a great number of people without them. ... There are also people in America who over-eat, and that problem is just as big as those who do no...

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You Are What You Eat I feel as though I know a lot about McDonald's, but I have never sat down in the restaurant and attentively observed the site as a cultural eating environment. ... It was also interesting to watch people reluctantly eat that that last French fry when it was apparent that they were completely full. ... It is an interesting occurrence that most people feel ill (psychologically or physiologically) after fast-food consumption but continue to eat it anyway. ... People in America are dying from eating too much food, yet simultaneously people in third world countries...

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It was full of people from all over the world. ... Several weeks after, I tried to adopt with the new culture by dressing like Americans, speaking like them and eating like them because I was scared if people look at me like a stranger; I did not want to be so different. ... My uncle and aunt did not mind if I use whatever tools to eat. When we were eating beef steak, everyone was using a folk and knife to cut the steak except me. ... I recognized that people do not really care about what I wear or what I eat; they care about who I am. ...

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