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Above: Diet PillAbuse is one way to controlweight.Abuse can cause heart attacks,seizuresor stroke. Above photo by Stephanie Masucci; Right photos by Joe Right Top: The scale can be a friend or a foe to a person sufferingfrom an eatingdisorder. Right Bottom: CompusliveOvereatingusuallyinvolveseatinglargequantilesof readilyavailablejunkfood. Holden
EightmillionAmericanssufferfromeatingdisorders.Women betweenthe ages of 12 and 25 mostcommonlyfall victimto eatingdisorders.A lack of controlhas been foundto be the cause many eatingdisorders. by Jill C. Hindman assistant features editor
Tracey Gold, Princess Diana, Elton John, Karen Carpenter and Paula Abdul are people who have all lived in the limelight. They have all experienced the bright lights, the fame and the fans. They have also suffered from eating disorders. Eight million people in the United States suffer from eating disorders. Although anorexia nervosa and bulimia are the most commonly talked about, other
forms of eating disorders do exist. Diet Pill Abuse is the consistent use of diet pills to regulate weight. Often people who turn to diet pills as an alternative way to lose weight do not realize the severity of effects that can result due to excessive use. The stimulant ephedrine is one of the ingredients in diet pills. Ephedrine is similar to that of amphetamines. Overuse or abuse of diet pills can result in heart attacks, seizures or stroke among other things. Compulsive exercising, also
called anorexia athletica, is exercising extensively beyond what is considered safe in order to lose weight. People that suffer from this disorder define their self worth in terms of how well they perform. Another common eating disorder is known as Compulsive Overeating. This is turning to food for comfort, which results in excessive weight gain. People that have a history of failed diets commonly turn to compulsive eating for comfort. Many times the compulsive eating is done secretly.
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• First-Year Student Preregistration for Summer/Fall 2001
• First-Year Student Pre-registration for Summer/Fall 2001
• Spring Formal, Valley Forge Military
• April Fool's Day
• Improv Troupe, 10 p.m., Widener Center Lecture Hall
• Daylight Savings Time Begins • Mass, 7 p.m., Brockmann Chapel of St. Joseph
• An Evening of Chamber Music with Strings, Piano and Voice, 7:30 p.m., Mansion
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Those that most commonly fall victim to eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25. Eating disorders are triggered by many different factors. Often, eating disorders result because an individual feels as though they have no control over a situation. By controlling their food intake or exercise habits, those that suffer from eating disorders feel that they have control over some aspect of their lives.
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