Eating Disordersby: Allie and Alexa

Definition Essay

Starving yourself: (anorexia)

Unhealthy eating habits: (eating too much)

Purging: (bulimia)

Thesis: Eating disorders consist of starving yourself, unhealthy eating habits, and lastly purging.

Cause Essay

Athletics: (coaches and leaders)

Peer Pressure: (the movie Center Stage)

Media: (the magazine Vogue)

The causes of eating disorders include athletics, peer pressure, and media.

Effects Essay

Rapid drop in weight: (Degrassi: a girl was bulimic and anorexic)

Bone loss: (Osteomalacia: a disease where your bones soften and can break easily; you have a lack of nutrition.)

Loss of friends: (My friend from dance was pressured to be thin. She lost the weight quickly and lost her friends along the way because she only cared about what she ate.)

The effects of eating disorders consist of a rapid loss of weight, bone loss, and the loss of friends.