Eating Disorders and Causes of Concern

Some people say that America has an eating disorder problem and looking at the average American recently at a water park I visited that comment does seem to hold water indeed. America needs to trim down and exercise and too many of are eating processed food products that we probably shouldn’t and eating too much of the wrong types of food which is part of our nations obesity problem and it is growing too.

Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia we have all heard about, generally these are actresses, models and women who are so concerned about their figure that they think they are fat when in fact they are too skinny and sickly looking. Much of these problems can be blamed on society and social engineering we place on beauty and looks. For instance that saying; You can never be too rich or too thin? Sure you can and many doctors who deal with eating disorders beg to differ.

There is an ideal weight for each person based on their genetics and size and generally the closer we are to such an ideal weight the better our internal mechanisms operate. Getting to that point is not easy either. It takes exercise and the right type of foods and eating correctly. If you think you have an eating disorder look into getting some help because you maybe eating away your life expectancy if you do not. Consider all this in 2006.

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Lance Winslow, a retired entrepreneur, adventurer, modern day philosopher and perpetual tourist.

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